The AZDPS reported that a 24-year-old Tonopah woman was driving in the eastbound lanes of I-10 when she crashed into the rear of a work truck
Buckeye, AZ – Authorities are investigating an accident that left a woman dead on Interstate 10 near Buckeye on Tuesday morning.
According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the crash was reported at around 6:40 a.m. January 20, near Verrado Way.
The AZDPS reported that a 24-year-old Tonopah woman was driving in the eastbound lanes of I-10 when she crashed into the rear of a work truck. Details on what may have led up to the accident were not immediately released.
The woman was transported to a hospital with critical injuries and was later pronounced deceased at the hospital.
No other injuries were reported in the accident. Authorities are yet to release the identity of the deceased driver.
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 were temporarily shut down as authorities investigated and cleared the scene.
No further details on the incident were immediately released. The cause of the collision remained under investigation.
Buckeye is located in Maricopa County, which has the highest population in Arizona and is the fourth-most populated countrywide. The county highly contributes to the traffic accidents that result in injuries and fatalities to pedestrians yearly in Arizona. The state has seen a slight decline in traffic incidents over the past two years, but crash-related fatalities remain high. In 2023, the state recorded 122,247 motor-vehicle crashes resulting in 1,307 deaths, according to reports by AZDOT. In 2024, total crashes dropped to 121,107 and fatalities fell to 1,228 – a 6.1% decrease from the previous year. Despite this modest improvement, serious injuries and fatalities remain near historically high levels, underscoring persistent road-safety challenges. Speeding, impaired driving, and failure to yield continue to be leading contributors to fatal and serious collisions involving pedestrians statewide. While emergency response initiatives and public-awareness campaigns aim to curb these risks, Arizona’s highways and urban roadways still experience a substantial number of severe crashes each year.
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