Attorneys for a wrong-way driver say an Arizona Department of Public Safety sergeant who used his vehicle as a traffic break is to blame for a crash on Interstate 40 that sent both of them to the hospital. The driver, …
Kevin Balke turned his SUV southeastward, checked his instruments and confirmed he was ready. Nearly a mile of concrete stood before him with plenty of room to run, but he wouldn’t need all of it to prove his point – …
Arizona transportation officials are moving forward with a first-in-the-nation pilot program that will use thermal camera technology to curb the wrong-way driving problem plaguing the state. The detection system will illuminate a sign that notifies the wrong-way driver and immediately …
Gov. Doug Ducey reacted Wednesday to the latest fatal wrong-way crash on a Phoenix-area freeway by ordering state agencies to take steps to combat the deadly problem. Ducey commented after two drivers were killed and a third injured in a …
The mother of a Chicago Ridge, Ill., police officer killed in a 2015 crash with an intoxicated, wrong-way driver is pushing for legislation that would increase penalties for people convicted in such crashes. Lisa Smith is supporting a bill in …
It’s a nightmare that unfolds unpredictably, in a split second. A car emerges from the blackness heading the wrong way along an unlit divided highway. It shouldn’t be there. Behind the wheel is a driver like John R. Fretts of …
State transportation officials said Wednesday that construction has begun near several Phoenix freeways to get the attention of wrong-way drivers in the wake of several deadly crashes. The Arizona Department of Transportation said crews started work this week on installing …