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On Saturday, October 17, 2026, at approximately 12:01 a.m., a crash involving five vehicles resulted in the death of a motorcyclist on the westbound Interstate 10 near 107th Avenue (milepost 133).
The crash occurred when a westbound motorcycle collided with a passenger vehicle, ejecting the rider -
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZ DPS) has been awarded $42,000 in grant funding from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (AZ GOHS) to support enforcement efforts targeting illegal street and highway racing across Arizona. This funding, provided through the Drag Racing Fund -
ELOY, Ariz. – On Saturday, September 26, 2026, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) trooper assigned to the Canine District conducted a traffic stop on a Ford pickup truck for civil traffic violations on westbound Interstate 10 in Eloy. During the stop, the trooper observed indicators of -
SELIGMAN, Ariz. – On Friday, October 2, 2026, at 8:38 p.m., Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Operational Communications received reports of a deceased person in the roadway near the intersection of Business Route 40 (SR 40B) and Crookton Road, on the east side of Seligman.
At 8:42 p.m -
BENSON, Ariz. – On Monday, September 28, 2026, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) State Trooper sustained injuries as a result of a collision involving a commercial vehicle.
The collision occurred at approximately 9:40 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 10 at milepost 302, near Benson -
On September 25, 2026, at approximately 12:15 p.m., the Arizona State Gang Task Force assisted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) with an ongoing, preplanned criminal investigation in the Rock Springs area within Yavapai County.
During the investigation, a shooting -
MESA, Ariz. — On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at approximately 1:01 a.m., the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) responded to a three-vehicle fatal collision on eastbound US 60 near milepost 187 (Higley Road).
The preliminary investigation indicates a vehicle experienced a flat tire -
Detectives with the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s (AZDPS) Vehicular Crimes Unit (VCU) are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a potential witness connected to a fatal collision that occurred following a pursuit initiated by the Bullhead City Police Department on Monday, September -
PHOENIX – On Thursday, September 17, 2026, at approximately 8:29 a.m., the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) responded to a report of a vehicle conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 17 southbound near the area of Dove Valley Road (milepost 221–223) in Phoenix. A caller reported that he -
On Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at 1:24 a.m., Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Operational Communications received reports of a deceased person in the roadway at US 89 and Campbell Avenue (milepost 424) in Timberline, north of Flagstaff.
Coconino County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived -
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