Page 26 - Bart Graves News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

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 Moffit's 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 Interstate 10 west of Phoenix ahead of a friend who was in another vehicle. That woman got a flat tire ...

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 vehicle involved in the crash, which happened at about 8 a.m. near McClintock Drive, according to Ba...

What we know about crashes, DUIs, fires and more over July 4 weekend in Arizona Olivia Munson, Arizona Republic © Patrick Breen/The Republic Apache Junction's 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 Public Safety, the pandemic curtailed holiday traffic during the July 4th weekend in 2020.  This...

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, "it's highly probable the collisions coincided with increased traffic levels caused by more people driving," department spokesperson Bart Graves said in a statement.  Traffic stops on highways up from last year Statewide, there were a tot...

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 KJZZ's 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 probably just not a good idea to have a full tank of gas in a very closed-in space, susceptible to he...