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No one wants to tell an older relative or friend that it might be time for them to reconsider their driving habits or stop getting behind the wheel.
If you toss drunks out of the picture, the two most dangerous groups of drivers on the road are the very young and the very old.
As the number of Arizonans age 65 and older continues to grow, their ability to find available public transportation services are rapidly becoming more difficult, research shows. During a news conference Tuesday in Phoenix, experts on aging and transportation discussed the Transportation for America report’s findings and the consequences of failing to address the needs of older Arizonans.
An elderly woman crashed her car into a craft store in Mesa Tuesday morning, sending four people to the hospital, police said.
An 81-year-old man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries on Tuesday moments after his scooter struck the side of a pickup truck whose driver left the scene without calling authorities after checking on the driver as he was lying in the road, according to Mesa police.
An elderly red light runner smashed her car into a sedan carrying a young mother and infant Wednesday morning at Elliot Road and 51st Street in Ahwatukee Foothills.
The memory of striking and killing 14-year-old Sean Casey brings tears to Angela Cruz’s eyes. So does the thought of going to jail, the punishment the city prosecutor seeks for her driving on a suspended license and not paying the fines imposed for the collision that killed the boy.
LOSING PROPOSITION: Gerry Prendergast and his son, also named Gerry, tow vehicles in Pinal and Maricopa counties. “This contract is going to cause me severe financial harm if I work the contract or don’t work the contract,” the elder Prendergast said.
TUCSON - Pima County authorities say a man who was driving a car that struck a group of 10 bicyclists Saturday during the El Tour de Tucson race has been identified through an attorney.
A Chandler city bus plowed through a wall Wednesday afternoon after the bus driver lost consciousness, according to Chandler authorities.
TUCSON - A driver hit a group of 10 bicyclists in Tucson during a race, injuring five, and fled from the scene.
TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's deputies are expected to resume their search for a driver who fled after colliding with ten bicyclists and seriously injuring five during the El Tour de Tucson ride.
CHICAGO - So why did officer Grace Delgado try to cross the road? To remind motorists that they must stop whenever someone steps off the curb into a crosswalk.
Police say an elderly driver going the wrong way is to blame for a serious crash in Mesa Sunday.
Christopher Lee Smith was sentenced to 23.5 years in prison Friday for the Christmas Eve 2007 crash when he drove the wrong way on Pecos Road, while drunk and smashed into a van.
Christopher Lee Smith was sentenced to 23.5 years in prison Friday for the Christmas Eve 2007 crash when he drove the wrong way on Pecos Road, while drunk and smashed into a van.
A Tempe police officer and a city employee ended up in the hospital Thursday afternoon when an elderly driver ran a red light and plowed into their unmarked police vehicle.
A serious injury collision shut down eastbound traffic at McDowell Road and 68th Street in Scottsdale and sent an elderly driver and passenger to the hospital.
Mesa police say one of their officers has been injured in an accident in which an elderly driver was killed Tuesday morning.
Few things seem more lonely than the image of an elderly person who is unable anymore to get out and do things. You can help by volunteering as a Friendly Visitor for the Assistance for Independent Living Program that serves homebound elderly in Mesa, Tempe, Gilbert, Chandler and Apache Junction.
The dead body of an elderly woman was discovered along an east Mesa road on Friday afternoon.
Two people died Saturday afternoon on Loop 202 when an elderly driver lost control of his vehicle during a possible medical emergency and crashed into a freeway embankment, Mesa fire officials said.
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has announced an ozone health watch for Thursday, according to a news release.
Police say a 36-year-old man and his teenage daughter have been killed in a car crash in northwest Phoenix that also injured his wife and brother.
An elderly driver and a 22-year-old bicyclist each were transported to local hospitals after two separate traffic accidents in Ahwatukee Foothills Friday morning.
By Mark Scarp, contributing columnist
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