Casa Grande, Florence and Eloy Personal Injury and Car Accident News

Child Dies in Four-Vehicle Accident Near Eloy

Van O'Steen
December 25, 2020

A car accident on I-10 between Eloy and Picacho sent several people to the hospital on Thursday evening.  It started when a car eastbound on I-10 crossed the centerline and struck three other cars.  The car was driven by a man and occupied by a woman and two children.  All four people were hospitalized and one of the children died.

Accident on Highway 79 Claims One Life, Injures Another

James R. Harrison
July 10, 2020

A fatal crash on Highway 79 north of Florence resulted in the Arizona Department of Transportation closing Highway 79 in both directions between Arizona Farms Road and Highway 60 for several hours Friday shortly after noon.  

Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Accident Involving Cooper Lamb, Son of Pinal County Sheriff

Van O'Steen
July 9, 2020

Cooper Lamb, the son of Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, is suspected of striking and injuring a bicyclist while driving impaired. 

Reene Kawaahau and Son, Patrick Kawaahau Gustafson, Killed in Casa Grande Car Accident

Van O'Steen
November 19, 2019

A family that moved to Casa Grande three years ago from Maui lost its mother and a son after they were involved in a car accident on Florence Boulevard near Interstate 10 on Friday night.

Patrick Kawaahau Gustafson, age 6, had just finished playing a baseball game with his team, the Babe Ruth Orioles.  His mother, Reene Kawaahau, Patrick and three of his siblings were headed home when their SUV was struck by a driver making a left turn on a yellow light.

Head-On Collision Kills Joyce McNeil, James McNeil and Durrell Smith

Van O'Steen
February 12, 2019

Three people were killed in a head-on collision on Sunland Gin Road near Battaglia Drive on Monday afternoon.  According to Pinal County Sheriff’s Office accident investigators, Durrell Smith was southbound on Sunland Gin Road when his sedan drifted across the center line and struck a Ford SUV head-on. 

Robert Rios Killed in Head-On Accident in Eloy, Two Others Injured

Van O'Steen
January 30, 2019

Robert Rios was killed in a car accident near Toltec Buttes Road and Frontier Street in Eloy on Tuesday morning.  Mr. Rios’ car reportedly crossed the median into oncoming traffic, where it struck another vehicle head-on.  He died at the scene.

Head-On Collision Outside Florence Claims Eight Lives

Jonathan V. O'Steen
September 20, 2018

A head-on collision claimed the lives of eight people on SR-79 just south of Florence on Wednesday night.  Arizona Department of Public Safety accident investigators report that a southbound Buick crossed the center line into the path of a northbound Chevy Suburban carrying nine people.