WITTMANN, Ariz. — One person has died and two others were hospitalized with serious injuries in a crash near Wittman, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS).
DPS said the two-vehicle crash happened at around 12:30 a.m. Saturday near U.S. 60 and Dove Valley Road.
A Dodge pickup truck hauling a trailer with two horses was traveling east on US 60 when it collided with a red Nissan Titan pickup truck at the intersection of Center Street.
A passenger in the Nissan Titan died at the scene. The deceased person has been identified as 64-year-old Mary Ellen Frankum of Wittmann.
Two other people in the Nissan Titan sustained serious injuries.
DPS said the incident is under investigation for possible DUI. The horses in the trailer were turned over to another party.
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