PHOENIX, Arizona — Detectives with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) are asking for the public's help identifying drivers and vehicles involved in a fatal five-vehicle crash on westbound Interstate 10 near 107th Avenue in west Phoenix, the department said in an appeal carried by local Phoenix reporting on October 24.
Source: The Phoenix Focal, reporting the Arizona DPS appeal, Oct. 24, 2026
The collision happened at about 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, October 17, near milepost 133, DPS said. A westbound motorcycle first collided with another vehicle, ejecting the rider. The motorcycle then continued a short distance without its rider and struck a pickup truck.
Source: Arizona Department of Public Safety statement, via EIN Presswire
At least two more vehicles then struck the rider, DPS said. One was described as a dark-coloured Kia passenger car that left the scene; another was a light-coloured SUV or crossover. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. DPS has not released the rider's identity.
Source: Arizona Department of Public Safety statement, via EIN Presswire
The department's Vehicular Crimes Unit is leading the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call DPS at 1-877-429-8477 or submit a tip at azdps.gov/tips, referencing incident number I26063966. Interstate 10 is one of the main east-west trucking corridors through Phoenix, and troopers routinely appeal for dashcam footage and witness accounts in fatal freeway crashes where a vehicle leaves the scene.
Source: The Phoenix Focal, reporting the Arizona DPS appeal, Oct. 24, 2026