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Wrong-way driver dead after pickup truck collides with semi-truck on US 60

Two other people were hurt in the collision where impairment is believed to be a factor, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.

WITTMANN, Ariz. — A man is dead and two other people are hospitalized after a crash happened on the US 60 highway near Wittmann early Friday morning, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) said.

The driver of a Dodge Ram pickup truck was allegedly traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of traffic where they collided with a semi-truck, DPS said. The wrong-way driver is believed to have been driving impaired.

The driver of the pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene, deputies said. A passenger in the pickup, who was ejected from the truck, and the driver of the semi-truck were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening and minor injuries respectively.

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The eastbound lanes of US 60 were blocked off Friday morning, the department said. Traffic was being diverted to frontage roads.

Authorities are in the process of informing next of kin and have not yet released the identity of anyone involved in the crash. 

This is a developing story. Tune in to 12 News for the latest information.

Deaths on Arizona roadways

Data from the Arizona Department of Transportation shows that roadway fatalities have been gradually rising in Arizona over the last decade:

  • 2011: 825 deaths
  • 2012: 821 deaths
  • 2013: 844 deaths
  • 2014: 774 deaths
  • 2015: 895 deaths
  • 2016: 952 deaths
  • 2017: 1,000 deaths
  • 2018: 1,010 deaths
  • 2019: 982 deaths
  • 2020: 1,057 deaths

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