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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The driver of this SUV, Elizabeth Dawson, 23, of Surprise, was declared deceased at the scene. Driver behavior, including speeding and impairment, are leading factors …
Traffic fatalities rose in 2021 as more people traveled Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo/Courtesy DPS By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – First responders were dispatched early Monday morning to a single-vehicle fatality crash on U.S. Highway 191. The driver, identified by …
Woman fatally injured after crashing into a utility pole off Highway 191 Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares File Photo: The crash took place on U.S. 191 North at about milepost 187, north of Morenci. By Jon Johnson MORENCI – Andrew Taylor, 47, currently of Springerville …
Man killed after driving off the side of Highway 191 north of Morenci Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson/File Photo Gila Herald Contributed Article/Courtesy GCSO GRAHAM COUNTY – On Sept. 24, at approximately 11:50 p.m., Graham County Communications received a call of an accident involving a Polaris …
Man dead in UTV crash Read More
TweetPinShareA passenger who was ejected from an SUV in a rollover on Safford/Bryce Road on Thursday and was found deceased at the scene has been identified as Rene Richard Villescas, …
Safford/Bryce Road fatal crash victim identified Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The GCSO is investigating a second fatal single-vehicle rollover crash involving an ejection this week. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – The Graham County …
Graham County sees second fatal single-vehicle rollover crash in less than a week Read More
TweetPinShareA local woman was pronounced deceased at MGRMC on Monday afternoon, after flipping her SUV on Bryce/Eden Road. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – A woman died Monday afternoon after …
Woman killed in single-vehicle crash on Bryce/Eden Road Read More
TweetPinShareThe driver in a fatal head-on collision tested positive for having meth in his system. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GREENLEE COUNTY – Methamphetamine use may have contributed to a fatal …
Driver’s blood in fatal crash on “The Stretch” that killed two tests positive for meth Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Byron Bolen: El Paso Detective Richard B. Allbee Jr. was pronounced deceased at the scene of a head-on collision Feb. 9, 2020 between his white Chevy truck and …
Man who killed El Paso detective in DUI crash charged with manslaughter Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – The Graham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a single-vehicle fatality that occurred in the 7900 block of Sanchez …
Sheriff’s Office investigating single-vehicle fatality off Sanchez Road Read More