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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Passenger flown to Tucson hospital for head trauma By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A two-car collision that led the at-fault driver’s passenger to be …
Alleged drunk driver caught on video causing collision Read More
TweetPinShareA GMC Yukon similar to the one pictured above was taken out for a joyride by a 14-year-old boy in the early morning hours of June 26 and ended up …
14-year-old’s early morning joy ride ends after crashing through a barbed-wire fence Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Richie Pablo Garcia was apprehended after fleeing from the scene of a vehicular crash. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Richard “Richie” Pablo Garcia, 30, was arrested …
Man wanted for aggravated assault caught after fleeing vehicular crash Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SPD Officers make three drunk driving arrests in one night By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – People continue to forgo designated drivers and instead take their chances behind …
DUI’s continue to plague Safford area Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A man with a suspended license is accused of backing into a parked car at Walmart while driving impaired. Driver caught as he left the …
Man arrested for aggravated DUI after backing into a parked vehicle at Walmart Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: This Buick flipped several times after the driver failed to negotiate a curve in the road. The driver suffered a broken leg and several lacerations and abrasions. …
Teen driver flips car into canal after going too fast for curve Read More TweetPinShareWoman causing disturbance at scene jailed By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Two children were flown to Banner – University Medical Center Tucson (UMC) on Thursday morning after they were …
Two children flown to Tucson hospital after ejected from SUV in collision with cement truck Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – John Bryon Nelson Phillips, 22, of Safford, was arrested for DUI in the early Thursday morning after allegedly striking several vehicles while driving …
Man arrested for DUI after striking utility pole and four parked vehicles Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – As a passenger, one simple rule is to not distract the driver, much less assault the person while …
Man on meth crashes after passenger repeatedly punches him in the face Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: Two women were airlifted to a Tucson hospital after rolling this silver Buick off U.S. Highway 70 on Tuesday, Aug. 28. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY …
Two airlifted to Tucson hospital after rolling vehicle off highway into wash Read More