7/8/2008 6:00:00 AM Driver critical after trucks collide
KAREN DAILEY/Courtesy
Dark smoke darkened Golden Valley Saturday afternoon after a tanker truck carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline and a car hauler collided on state Highway 68. The road was closed for more than six hours as crews put the fire out and removed the wreckage.
KINGMAN - Motorists trying to drive to or from the Bullhead City and Laughlin areas on Highway 68 toward Kingman found their way blocked Saturday afternoon.
Around 2:30 p.m., two trucks collided on the route, closing both lanes for more than six hours.
According to the Arizona Department of Highway Safety, a tanker truck carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline in the westbound lanes drove into the back of a car hauler headed in the same direction. Both trucks caught fire.
The tanker truck came to a rest and burned in the westbound lanes. The car hauler crossed the median and came to rest and burned in the eastbound lanes. All eight cars on the car hauler, including one that fell off, burned.
Both the east and west bound lanes were closed until 9:20 p.m.
David Alan Adams, 41, the driver of the car hauler, was flown to University Hospital in Las Vegas for third degree burns.
Salvador Miguel Pizano, 43, the driver of the tanker truck, was treated for neck pain and released.
DPS is investigating the crash. It is unknown at this time if driver error or something else caused the crash.
Reader Comments
Posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Article comment by:
roadangel_818
YOUR STORY IS CONFLICTING WITH ANOTHER STRORY DONE BY BULLHEAD. WHO HIT WHO? AND DID YOU KNOW THAT THE DRIVER OF THE CAR CARRIER DIED?
Posted: Monday, July 14, 2008
Article comment by:
Rick Wells
Mr. DAVID ADAMS long time family friend over 27yrs.has perished Sun July 13 @ 2.15pm from this tragic accident!Anyone with Inforamation about PLEASE PLEASE contact police Dept/AZ hwy Dept. This friend,father and husban of 3 small children need closer to this Tragic accident. Hopefully will save more LIVES out there on the Highway. We all LOVE u Bro and will miss u.The kids will be taken care of. RIP
Posted: Saturday, July 12, 2008
Article comment by:
beth berven
looking for info on myself regarding near death in golden valley. happened in oct 2005 and again in dec 2005. my name is beth berven.. (AHJ's wife)
Posted: Thursday, July 10, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Article comment by:
wrestle_mel
Any coverage of double murder and homicide near Peach Springs, AZ? The incident took place July 3rd on Route 66.
Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Article comment by:
Terry
This is the news article about the tanker crash on 68 when we were in laughlin.
Posted: Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Article comment by:
john
Well from my experience rear ending a truck doing 10mph when your doing 55 cause accidents not a mustang cutting off another truck
Posted: Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Article comment by:
rod white
dave adams is one of few well experiance car hauler's he has driven auto hauler's for about 10 years +. and as of today he remains in critical condition, this is extreamly difficult to deal with as his best freind of 17 years.just imagine his kids 3 and wife norma adams. this kinda stuff happens all the time, and usally the driver is blamed. there was a car involved with this wreck, my information is that there was a ford mustang that cut off the tanker driver which created this whole mess. mr dave adams has only a 60%chance of survival. as daves best freind i can only encourage anyone who has a better description of this mustang or have any other information please contact your local police dept. think of mr adams very young family, and remember just a professional car hauler hard at work supporting his family, now on his back helpless as a newborn baby. please help in the way you can.
