Crashes, deaths increase on U.S. 93 in Arizona to Las Vegas
The number of crashes and deaths is increasing on U.S. 93 in Arizona towards Las Vegas. Scripps Reporter Melissa Blasius has the story.
By: Melissa Blasius
and last updated 2021-05-22 03:07:29-04
ARIZONA (ABC15) â The number of crashes and deaths is increasing on U.S. 93 in Arizona towards Las Vegas.
13 Action News sister station ABC15 in Phoenix found the drive on the 79-mile stretch from milepost 199 in Wickenburg to milepost 120 north of Wikieup can be a deadly gamble for drivers.
With approximately 10,000 cars a day and 248 accidents in 2019, the odds of a wreck are about one per every 15,000 cars.
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