Auto Accidents

A wrong-way collision Sunday morning has local officials concerned that recent safety incentives may not be enough to decrease the rising number of such accidents in the Phoenix area. Five people were injured in Sunday's crash, including three children, making it the sixth wrong-way collision in the past five months...

While impairment was not a factor in yesterday's fatal crash in Glendale, police are still investigating the possibility that distracted driving may have contributed to the accident. Shortly before 7:30 a.m., the driver of a Lexus made a left-hand turn onto Grand Avenue, directly into the path of an oncoming...

According to a new study conducted by the AAA Foundation, older drivers who have experienced one or more falling episodes are more likely to crash their vehicles, as opposed to motorists in the same age group who have not experienced a fall. Because falling can induce injuries that impact driving...

On Tuesday, a man on a stolen motorcycle led police on a lengthy chase throughout Phoenix. The chase began at high speeds but quickly decelerated after the man realized that police were not chasing him, but rather they were following him in “surveillance mode.” However, the man drove the stolen...

In yet another incident of careless driving in Peoria, AZ, a 16 year-old girl was struck by a vehicle that ran a red light as she was walking to school Tuesday morning. The extent of the girl's injuries are not known at this time; however, medical responders at the scene...

Several motorists sustained injuries following a two-vehicle accident on State Route 347 near Maricopa on Friday. According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the accident was caused by a wrong way driver. Wrong way crashes have increasingly become a concern in Arizona, despite efforts to warn wrong way drivers...

A one-vehicle rollover accident claimed the lives of two Arizona residents early yesterday morning in the Phoenix suburb of El Mirage. Local law enforcement officials have determined the victims were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash. While the outcome of the crime scene investigation is...

A 33-year-old woman has been charged with second degree murder after causing a fatal motorcycle wreck on I-17 near Happy Valley Road Tuesday, Feb. 16. The victim, a 57-year-old man from Phoenix, was hit by Leith Monroe's Dodge Stratus just after midnight. According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety,...

For almost fifteen years, the estimated number of fatal car accidents on our nation's highways has been in a slow-but-steady decline. However, an announcement made last week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed that deadly traffic accidents are on the rise once again. The latest estimates for...

According to a recent report from the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Arizona ranks as one of the worst states for highway safety policies. The Vice President of governmental affairs for Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety confirmed that seven of the 15 best highway safety laws were missing...