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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson/Gila Herald jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD — A Friday evening motorcycle ride between a father and his 9-year-old son turned into a dangerous emergency when a suspected impaired truck driver …
Allegedly Impaired Driver Arrested After Striking 9-Year-Old Boy Riding Dirt Bike in Safford Read More
TweetPinShareData shows overall crashes trending downwards PHOENIX – Traffic fatalities in Arizona decreased for the third straight year in 2025. There were 1,156 traffic fatalities on all Arizona roads in …
Traffic fatalities on Arizona roads decline for third year in a row Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD — A three-day search for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run on State Route 266 ended Monday night after the suspect called authorities to …
Suspect Arrested in Fatal SR 266 Hit-and-Run After Calling Authorities Read More
TweetPinShareGila Herald Staff Reports SAN CARLOS — A San Carlos woman faces a laundry list of felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly striking a pedestrian and crashing a pickup truck …
Driver Arrested After Hitting Pedestrian, Crashing Pickup Into San Carlos Residence Read More
TweetPinShareWild pursuit ends in ditch By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA — A Thursday afternoon police pursuit through Pima came to a dramatic end when a Tucson man’s vehicle slammed into …
Pima Police use grappler device to catch man who led police on pursuits twice in the same day Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GREENLEE COUNTY – A commercial vehicle flipped over on State Route 75 near milepost 397 just before 7 a.m. and is reportedly leaking diesel fuel. Emergency …
Commercial vehicle rollover closes State Route 75 Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports BONITA — A woman was seriously injured on Christmas Day after her vehicle plunged approximately 50 feet into a ravine off a rural dirt road in the Bonita …
Woman airlifted to Tucson hospital after Christmas Day rollover crash into 50-foot ravine Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports GRAHAM COUNTY — A local man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle ATV accident on Monday, Dec. 15, at the intersection of South Lebanon Loop Road and West …
Man seriously injured in suspected DUI ATV crash Read More
TweetPinShareUPDATE: Highway 70 has reopened Staff Reports BYLAS – U.S. Highway 70 has been closed in both directions near Bylas for a crash with a fatality. The highway has been …
U.S. 70 closed near Bylas due to crash with fatality Read More
TweetPinShareCampaign kickoff coincides with the month that historically sees among the most crash fatalities Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – Speeding. Impairment. Not wearing a seat belt. These are leading factors …
ADOT, AZDPS, AZGOHS launch ‘There’s No Such Thing As Accidents’ traffic safety campaign Read More