Arizona is one of the few states that has never passed a law that bans drivers from texting while driving. We wrote about the tragic consequences of drivers who are distracted by their phones in a recent post about a fatal truck accident. The act is dangerous, plain and simple -- and even if a law is not in effect to make it clear, people should still use common sense to avoid texting while driving. You are inherently looking away from the road, often for many seconds at a time.
Fatal Phoenix car accident involves 3 vehicles, 2 dead
Three vehicles were recently involved in a terrible car accident that claimed the lives of two people. Two SUVs were involved in the crash; and other than that, very little is known about this crash.
Another pedestrian struck, this time fatally, near Phoenix
A pedestrian was killed in Glendale, Arizona after a vehicle struck the man -- who was somewhere in his 50s -- in the middle of the road. Not much is known about the accident, but in the meantime that is what officials will try to change. An investigation is under way.
Motorcycle crashes into truck in Phoenix, leaves 2 dead
A motorcycle accident in Phoenix, Arizona left two people dead and the police wondering what the circumstances were leading up to the crash. According to the minimal information that is available about the motorcycle accident as of right now, two people were riding a motorcycle when a large truck made a left turn.
Truck driver in fatal Arizona wreck accused of checking cellphone
Earlier this year, a tragic truck accident occurred on an Arizona highway, resulting in the death of a police officer. The accident happened when a large fuel tanker, driven by a 33-year-old man, plowed into a number of police and fire vehicles that were responding to a motor vehicle accident. The question in the days that followed was "what was the truck driver doing that prevented him from avoiding the accident?"
Pedestrians struck in Phoenix, driver investigated
An accident in the Phoenix, Arizona area sent two women to the hospital and the police investigating the 30-year-old woman behind the wheel of a car involved in the wreck.