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All northbound lanes of I-17 have reopened after a deadly rollover crash north of Phoenix prompted its closure for hours.

PHOENIX (AP) — A fiery crash that killed a mother and her five children happened after she made a U-turn in an interstate median and a semi-trailer hit her vehicle from behind, authorities said Friday. The crash split Natisha Moffetts car in half, and it burst into flames, killing the 35-year-old Phoenix resident and her children, all of whom were 18 or younger, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said. Moffett had been traveling on Interstate 10 west of Phoenix ahead of a friend who w...

Paul Davenport July 09, 2021 - 4:23 PM PHOENIX (AP) — A fiery three-vehicle crash in which six people were killed and five others injured occurred after one driver who had a flat tire told her friend driving a second vehicle to change directions by crossing a freeway median to pull over and get help, authorities said. The friend and the friend’s five children were killed in the July 2 wreck on Interstate 10 west of Phoenix, while the woman with the flat tir...

Woman arrested in freeway crash that killed mother, 5 kids July 9, 2021 at 4:12 pm PHOENIX (AP) — A fiery three-vehicle crash in which six people were killed and five others injured occurred after one driver who had a flat tire told her friend driving a second vehicle to change directions by crossing a freeway median to pull over and get help, authorities said. The friend and the friend’s five children were killed in the July 2 wreck on Interstate 10 west of Phoenix, whi...

Updated Jul 9, 2021 04:37 pm PHOENIX (AP) — A fiery three-vehicle crash in which six people were killed and five others injured occurred after one driver who had a flat tire told her friend driving a second vehicle to change directions by crossing a freeway median to pull over and get help, authorities said. The friend and the friend’s five children were killed in the July 2 wreck on Interstate 10 west of Phoenix, while the woman with the flat tire was seriously injured along with her four...

2021/07/10 10:23 PHOENIX (AP) — A fiery crash that killed a mother and her five children happened after she made a U-turn in an interstate median and a semi-trailer hit her vehicle from behind, authorities said Friday. The crash split Natisha Moffits car in half, and it burst into flames, killing the 35-year-old Arizona resident and her children, all of whom were 18 or younger, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said. Moffit had been traveling on Inte...

Dump truck crashes on Loop 202 near McClintock Road in Tempe; lanes reopened Mike Cruz, Arizona Republic © Arizona Department of Public Safety A dump truck crashed and caused traffic delays on eastbound Loop 202, Red Mountain Freeway, near McClintock Road in Tempe on Thursday morning, July 8, 2021. A dump truck crashed and caused traffic delays for several hours Thursday morning on the eastbound Loop 202, Red Mountain Freeway, in Tempe.  The commercial truck was the only ...

What we know about crashes, DUIs, fires and more over July 4 weekend in Arizona Olivia Munson, Arizona Republic © Patrick Breen/The Republic Apache Junctions Fourth of July fireworks light up the sky over Apache Junction High School on July 4, 2021. Despite Arizona officials warning people about safety around water, fireworks and driving ahead of the Fourth of July, the state saw a number of accidents and tragedies over the long weekend. According to the Arizona Department of...

View Comments Despite Arizona officials warning people about safety around water, fireworks and driving ahead of the Fourth of July, the state saw a number of accidents and tragedies over the long weekend. According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the pandemic curtailed holiday traffic during the July 4th weekend in 2020.  This year, however, "its highly probable the collisions coincided with increased traffic levels caused by more people driving," department spokesperson Bart Gra...

A gas pump in north Phoenix on April 26, 2020. Temperatures are reaching triple digits, and reports of potential gas shortages have come from around the United States this week. Through KJZZs Q&AZ project, a listener asked: Is it safe to keep a full gas can in my trunk during a Phoenix summer? The short answer is no, according to Bart Graves of the Department of Public Safety. He says the Arizona heat is anything but good for gasoline. "Gasoline, of course, as we know, is combustible, it’s pr...