Pinal Co. Crash Report: Police investigate double-fatality crash on I-10 WB near Picacho

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Crash Report – I-10 WB near Picacho Peak,

Pinal Co., AZ 

 

Report ID: 2025 July 17

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit(s) Involved: 2

Occupants: At least 3

Injuries/Fatalities: 2 fatalities; 1 injured

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Substantial

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Unknown

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Head-on

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

PINAL CO., AZ – A wrong-way collision along the interstate in south-central Pinal County killed two people and injured another last Thursday.

Emergency crews responded to the two-vehicle crash around 6 p.m. on the westbound side of I-10 near Picacho Peak. This is about 76 miles southeast of Phoenix.

Police say that for unknown reasons, an eastbound Jeep Cherokee entered the westbound side of the interstate and collided head on with a westbound pickup truck.

The Jeep overturned, ejecting both occupants, who succumbed to their injuries at the scene. Authorities have not yet released the names of the victims.

The pickup truck sustained heavy front-end damage. Medics transported the driver of the pickup to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A full investigation is underway.

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