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MCSO: Body found in burning car near Tonopah

The sheriff's office has not yet identified the deceased adult found in the vehicle

MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — A dead body was discovered early Monday morning inside a burning car on Interstate 10 near Salome Road.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the freeway by the Arizona Department of Public Safety at about 1:15 a.m. to investigate a burning car. 

After the fire was extinguished, the remains of an adult were found in the backseat. 

MCSO is still investigating the incident and the deceased person's identity has not been released.

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