PHOENIX — Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say a string of incidents led to multiple arrests and the closure of Interstate 10 in west Phoenix early New Year’s Day.
First responders were called to the scene near 67th Avenue around 2:40 a.m. for reports of a rollover involving a pickup truck and another car in the westbound lanes.
Investigators believe the driver of a pickup truck, a 25-year-old man from Flagstaff, rear-ended a passenger car driven by a 22-year-old woman, leading to the rollover.
Both drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were both suspected of impairment, DPS says.
The freeway was shut down due to the collision and multiple secondary crashes occurred in the area, including those involving two other drivers who were asleep at the wheel and later arrested for DUI.
While troopers were investigating the series of crashes, a vehicle showed up at the scene and reported a shooting that had wounded one of the occupants of the car. Troopers then contacted the Phoenix Police Department to investigate the shooting, which is believed to have happened at an undisclosed location, ABC15 crews were told at the scene. No further information was immediately available about the shooting or the severity of the injuries the shooting victim suffered.
