The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a wrong-way driver is dead and a second person suffered critical injuries following a crash near Casa Grande. The collision is the 15th wrong-way incident reported in the Valley so far this year.
Around 7 a.m. Sunday, authorities received reports of a collision on Interstate 10 near milepost 190.
UPDATE: I-10 EB is closed at Casa Grande for a crash at MP 187. Detour on Pinal Ave. (SR 387) SB to McCartney Road EB and back to I-10 EB. #aztraffic pic.twitter.com/9Hwlqf4nac
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) June 10, 2018
According to a DPS spokesperson, a car was heading westbound in the eastbound lanes when it struck another vehicle head-on. The driver has been identfied as 72-year-old Owen Eschief of Bapchule.
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Eastbound lanes were closed for some time for the investigation.
DETOUR: Exit at Pinal Ave. (SR 387) SB to McCartney Road, EB to re-enter I-10 EB at MP 190. https://t.co/TVMKJ1TWJW
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) June 10, 2018
Earlier this year, ABC15 News investigated two sections along Interstate 10 that do not have barriers separating eastbound and westbound lanes.
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Since Jan. 21, 2018, there have been 14 other wrong-way incidents and four fatalities reported in the Valley.
