3 Bikers Struck By Hit & Run Driver On I-10

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 2-16-2024 | 11:30 PM
LOCATION: I-10 Eastbound near Deck Park Tunnel
AREA/CITY: Phoenix
DETAILS:

• Per AZ DPS:
• DPS troopers and Phoenix Fire responded to reports of three motorcycles struck by a sedan on eastbound I-10 near the Deck Park Tunnel.
• Upon arrival, troopers located 3 injured riders off right on the shoulder.
• A vehicle described only as a white sedan, struck the motorcycles and immediately fled the scene.
• Fire crews arrived on scene a short time later and transported the injured riders to a local trauma center with serious injuries.
• Their injuries have since been deemed non-life-threatening.
• Troopers halted all eastbound I-10 traffic for approximately 45 minutes while fire transported all victims and troopers worked to clear the scene.
• Troopers are investigating the incident and are working to obtain a more detailed description of the hit and run vehicle.
• Phoenix Fire Media Advisory:
• Firefighters have treated and transported three adult trauma patients tonight following a motorcycle vs car collision on the I-10 at the Tunnel East bound.
• When crews arrived on the scene they found a motorcycle on its side and two people on the ground not moving. Paramedics initiated a triage of all patients and immediately began treatment and ambulance transport of the injured. Those transported to the hospital include:
  Adult male immediate
  Adult female immediate
  Adult female immediate
• The scene has now been turned over to the Department of Public Safety for investigation.

Captain Scott Douglas
Public Information Officer
Phoenix Fire Department

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