By Brandon Neuman on January 13, 2010
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today)- The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a two vehicle accident which occurred along Interstate 40 near Williams, Arizona. The accident which involved two commercial tractor trailer rigs occurred at approximately 3:00 a.m. on January 13th.
DPS reports indicate that one of the commercial tractor trailers owned by Schneider National Inc. [...]
Posted in Top Stories | Tagged accident, closed, haz-mat, I-40, i40
By Brandon Neuman on November 14, 2009
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today) – A winter storm moving through Northern Arizona on Friday, November 13th brought a combination of rain, snow, and hail to the area causing a number of accidents along I-40 and I-17. In total the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reporting that 25 collisions occurred in and around the Flagstaff [...]
Posted in Top Stories | Tagged accident, hail, I-40, i40, rain, snow, Weather, wind
By NAZ Today on September 4, 2009
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — While pulling weeds along a busy Interstate 40, an Arizona Department of Transportation worker made a gruesome discovery Thursday.
Kingman police say a dead body was found below the railroad overpass on the south side of eastbound I-40 at what appeared to be a mini-encampment off the tracks.
Kingman police Sgt. Bob Fisk [...]
Posted in Local News | Tagged dead body, death, I-40, i-40 body, i-40 dead body, i40, kingman, kingman body
By Patrick Walker on September 1, 2009
Eastbound I-40 is closed tonight at mile post 274 (Joseph City) due to a fatal accident. Emergency workers responded to a serious accident at mile post 276, at which point medical helicopters were launched. Two fatalities have been confirmed, and DPS is reporting that I-40 East is closed until further notice.
Information from the Arizona Public [...]
Posted in Local News | Tagged accident, crash, fatal accident, flagstaff, holbrook, I-40, i40, interstate, interstate accident, interstate closed, road closed, winslow, wreck
By Patrick Walker on April 25, 2009
The Arizona Department of Transportation again had to close Interstate 40 this morning between Flagstaff and Winslow due to high winds and low visibility near Winslow earlier today. ADOT has closed the stretch of highway from Two Guns to just west of Winslow several times over the past month when blowing dust has created a [...]
Posted in Local News | Tagged flagstaff interstate, high winds, I-40, i40, interstate closed, road closure, winslow