Crash closes McDowell Mountain Road out of Fountain Hills
Vehicle came to rest next to elementary school
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office closed McDowell Mountain Road at Glenbrook and Fountain Hills boulevards Friday morning for the investigation of a serious injury crash adjacent to McDowell Mountain Elementary School in Fountain Hills.
(Independent Newsmedia/Bob Burns)
Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies in Fountain Hills responded to a report of a single vehicle crash along McDowell Mountain Road shortly after midnight Friday, Dec. 20.
According to MCSO Capt. Larry Kratzer, commander for Sheriff’s District 7 based in Fountain Hills, the vehicle with two occupants went off the roadway along the curve in the roadway. It came to rest in a wash area adjacent to the McDowell Mountain Elementary School.
Kratzer said two people were transported to a hospital for treatment, one with life-threatening injuries.
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Crash closes McDowell Mountain Road out of Fountain Hills
Vehicle came to rest next to elementary school
(Independent Newsmedia/Bob Burns)
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office closed McDowell Mountain Road at Glenbrook and Fountain Hills boulevards Friday morning for the investigation of a serious injury crash adjacent to McDowell Mountain Elementary School in Fountain Hills.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies in Fountain Hills responded to a report of a single vehicle crash along McDowell Mountain Road shortly after midnight Friday, Dec. 20.
According to MCSO Capt. Larry Kratzer, commander for Sheriff’s District 7 based in Fountain Hills, the vehicle with two occupants went off the roadway along the curve in the roadway. It came to rest in a wash area adjacent to the McDowell Mountain Elementary School.
Kratzer said two people were transported to a hospital for treatment, one with life-threatening injuries.
The MCSO vehicle crimes unit was called to investigate and were still on the scene at 8 a.m. The road remains closed until the investigation is complete. Access to the school for Friday classes was open and there is no interruption in the school operation.
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