Just after 11 p.m. on November 20, a 35-year-old male, who was driving on I-10 with his wife, mother-in-law, and daughter when an argument broke out, caused accidents which led to the death of one truck driver and landed five children n the hospital.
The tragic series began when the driver pulled over to the side of the road and the mother-in-law and daughter were told to get out of the car. The driver then sped off with the wife still inside the vehicle at an extremely high rate of speed.
The driver eventually hit a Suburban which was traveling eastbound, causing it to roll over. Five children inside the suburban were ejected from the vehicle and sustained significant injuries
At 11:45 p.m., just 45 minutes after the previous wreck, a fatal crash occurred between three semi trucks and four passenger cars.
A semi-truck carrying furniture crashed into another semi that was stopped in the back up as a result of the aforementioned wreck. The crash between the two semis caused them to be pushed into four other cars and an additional semi truck. The semi carrying furniture caught fire immediately after the initial impact killing the driver.
As a result of both of these wrecks, I-10 was closed at Miller Road from 11:45 p.m. to 11:45 a.m. Traffic was re-routed onto State Route 85 and through the Town of Buckeye. Traffic re-entered Interstate 10 at Jack Rabbit Trail.
The driver of the Honda Accord suffered serious injuries and was been admitted into the hospital. Upon the release of the Honda Accord’s driver, he will be booked into jail for multiple criminal charges to include Aggravated Assault as a result of the crash.