COCHISE COUNTY, AZ : I-10 crashes results in 2 fatalities and includes 6 semi trucks on Saturday, 7th March, 2020

A car wreck resulted in two deaths and two semi truck wrecks on Saturday.

According to the Department of Public Safety reporting trooper, the first wreck was located near the San Simon point of entry at roughly 4:47pm on Saturday on the I-10 near milepost 386. The first wreck involved a single vehicle accident. The single vehicle was traveling on the eastbound lane when a tire failure occurred, sending the vehicle into a roll. The vehicle was carrying a family of 5 from Texas. The mother and the 19-year-old daughter were ejected from the vehicle and passed away at the scene. When the daughter was ejected, she was thrown into oncoming traffic, and was hit by a semi truck traveling in the opposite direction.

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