October 23rd, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014 -
DPS is investigating two collisions involving five vehicles along I-10 at milepost 180, west of Sacaton, Arizona. At about 5:26 a.m. a commercial truck-tractor pulling a semi-trailer crossed over the depressed dirt median from the westbound traffic lanes and collided with a passenger vehicle within the eastbound traffic lanes. The depressed dirt median divides the westbound and eastbound traffic lanes of I-10. The commercial truck rolled onto it's left side within the dirt shoulder on the eastbound side. The male driver of the passenger car was deceased on-scene; he was identified as Charley Tsinnijinnie age 30, of Tonalea, Arizona. It is unknown why the commercial truck crossed over into the eastbound traffic lanes. The driver of the commercial truck was transported with non-life threatening injuries to Chandler Regional Medical Center.
Shortly after the initial collision, three other vehicle traveling westbound long I-10 became involved in a minor injury collision. One of the drivers was transported to Chandler Regional Medical Center. back...
DPS is investigating two collisions involving five vehicles along I-10 at milepost 180, west of Sacaton, Arizona. At about 5:26 a.m. a commercial truck-tractor pulling a semi-trailer crossed over the depressed dirt median from the westbound traffic lanes and collided with a passenger vehicle within the eastbound traffic lanes. The depressed dirt median divides the westbound and eastbound traffic lanes of I-10. The commercial truck rolled onto it's left side within the dirt shoulder on the eastbound side. The male driver of the passenger car was deceased on-scene; he was identified as Charley Tsinnijinnie age 30, of Tonalea, Arizona. It is unknown why the commercial truck crossed over into the eastbound traffic lanes. The driver of the commercial truck was transported with non-life threatening injuries to Chandler Regional Medical Center.
Shortly after the initial collision, three other vehicle traveling westbound long I-10 became involved in a minor injury collision. One of the drivers was transported to Chandler Regional Medical Center. back...
