A 26-year-old woman died in a median crossover crash on I-10, north of Ina last night. According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, the crash happened between Ina and Cortaro roads after midnight on Wednesday, May 30. Law enforcement officials have since reopened the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 in…
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When it comes to traffic-related subjects, Arizona is an overachiever and not in a positive way. Recent national studies have shown that our state ranks number one in pedestrian fatalities. In the first half of 2017, Arizona had 1.61 pedestrian deaths per 100,000 people. Another study ranks Arizona at number…
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For years, I-10 in Pinal County has ranked as one of the most dangerous highways stretches in America, due to numerous fatal crashes on I-10. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is responsible for I-10’s safety in Arizona. ADOT, part of our state’s executive branch, wasn’t doing anything about this…
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Arizona has earned a national reputation, and it's not a good one. In the past week, there have been ten pedestrian traffic fatalities in the Phoenix area as reported by The Arizona Republic. The fatalities continued a deadly Arizona trend noted in a national safety report released on March 1,…
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The Leader Law Firm is saddened to hear that a Federal law enforcement agent, Walterio Nuñez, died in a median crossover crash on I-19 on Friday, March 9, 2018. The crash occurred on I-19 between Pima Mine and Papago roads. A crossover accident occurs when a vehicle traveling on a divided…
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It's been (another) difficult week on Tucson streets. Four people have died in road-related crashes this week; a pedestrian, a bicyclist and two people were killed in accidents on I-19. The pedestrian fatality occurred this morning when a woman was hit by a TUSD school bus near Ft. Lowell and…
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