A wreck on I-10 early Wednesday morning killed a trucker and damaged an overpass so badly ADOT and DPS closed I-10 westbound at the New Mexico border.
The trouble started with a wreck just after midnight when a trucker hit pillars holding up an overpass where US 191 crosses I-10. That is the road that leads north to Safford.
Trucker Jimmy Goodson says “It’s crazy. It takes forever. It took me four and half hours. I think it was an 80 mile detour from Exit 5 to here. So, it’s crazy.” Drivers headed east hit delays too but nothing like the diversion through Douglas. They hit maybe 30 to 40 minute back ups when they had to exit at US 191, then re-enter just past the overpass.
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