Photo gallery: Multi-vehicle wrecks on I-10
One person was killed and several injured in a series of wrecks on both sides of Interstate 10, just south of Picacho Peak when a dust storm rolled through the area Tuesday afternoon.
Dust storm at I-10 wreck
Officer Carrick Cook with the Arizona Dept. of Public Safety fights the dust and wind as he walks west on Interstate 10 from a fatal multi-vehicle collision near Picacho Peak, Ariz. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. A blinding dust storm rolled across the Arizona desert Tuesday, causing three pileups involving dozens of vehicles on the major interstate. One man was killed and at least 15 other people were injured, authorities said.
Aerial of I-10 wreck
Dust swirls around a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 10 north of Picacho Peak on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. Image taken from video.
Multi-vehicle wrecks on I-10 near Picacho Peak
Public safety officials work the scene of a a multi-car pile-up along Interstate 10 near Picacho Peak, Ariz. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. A blinding dust storm rolled across the Arizona desert Tuesday, causing three pileups involving dozens of vehicles on the major interstate. One man was killed and at least 15 other people were injured, authorities said.
Multi-vehicle crash on I-10
Backed-up westbound traffic stretches for miles late Wednesday down the frontage road as drivers are routed around the wreckage of a multi-vehicle daisy-chain wreck on I-10 south of Picacho, Ariz.
Multi-vehicle wrecks on I-10 near Picacho Peak
Motorists and public safety officials deal with a multi-vehicle wreck on Interstate 10 westbound at about milepost 214, near the Town of Picacho, on Tuesday October 4, 2011. photo by: Michael Schennum/The Arizona Republic
Multi-vehicle wrecks on I-10 near Picacho Peak
Public safety officials deal with a multi-vehicle wreck on Interstate 10 westbound at about milepost 214, near the Town of Picacho, on Tuesday October 4, 2011. photo by: Michael Schennum/The Arizona Republic
Multi-vehicle wrecks on I-10 near Picacho Peak
Public safety officials deal with a multi-vehicle wreck on Interstate 10 westbound at about milepost 214, near the Town of Picacho, on Tuesday October 4, 2011. photo by: Michael Schennum/The Arizona Republic
Multi-vehicle wrecks on I-10 near Picacho Peak
A truck rests along the medium after a multi-vehicle wreck on Interstate 10 westbound at about milepost 214, near the Town of Picacho, on Tuesday October 4, 2011. photo by: Michael Schennum/The Arizona Republic
Multi-vehicle wrecks on I-10 near Picacho Peak
Public safety officials deal with a multi-vehicle wreck on Interstate 10 westbound at about milepost 214, near the Town of Picacho, on Tuesday October 4, 2011. photo by: Michael Schennum/The Arizona Republic
Multi-vehicle wrecks on I-10 near Picacho Peak
Public safety officials deal with a multi-vehicle wreck on Interstate 10 westbound at about milepost 214, near the Town of Picacho, on Tuesday October 4, 2011. photo by: Michael Schennum/The Arizona Republic
Multi-vehicle wreck on I-10
Rescue workers at the scene of a multi-vehicle wreck on Interstate 10 westbound at about milepost 214, near the Town of Picacho, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. Photo courtesy Nigel White
Multi-vehicle wreck on I-10
Rescue workers at the scene of a multi-vehicle wreck on Interstate 10 westbound at about milepost 214, near the Town of Picacho, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. Photo courtesy Nigel White
Multi-vehicle wreck on I-10
Dust obscures the scene of a multi-vehicle wreck on Interstate 10 westbound at about milepost 214, near the Town of Picacho, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. Photo courtesy Nigel White
Multi-vehicle wrecks on I-10 near Picacho Peak
As the sun sets, backed-up westbound traffic stretches for miles to the south down the frontage road as drivers are routed around the wreckage of a multi-vehicle wreck on I-10 north of Picacho, Arizona.
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