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Body found on Old US Highway 80, sheriff says

Deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office responded to Arlington School Road and Old US Highway 80 for reports of a person laying in the roadway.

ARLINGTON, Ariz — Authorities found a body on Old US Highway 80 in Arlington early Sunday.

Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the area near Arlington School Road and Old US Highway 80 for a reported person lying in the roadway. When deputies got to the scene, they found a man laying in the road, dead. 

Authorities said the circumstances leading up to his death are unknown. The roadway will be closed for several hours for investigation. 

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