Two patrol vehicles belonging to the Wickenburg Police Department were involved in a head-on collision with a wrong-way driver on US 60, a situation that could have easily escalated into tragedy had it not been for what appears to be a combination of good fortune and professional response. The incident unfolded near Morristown, which is situated in the West Valley area, a locale known more for its quiet desert landscapes than such dangerous roadway encounters.
The wrong-way driver was reportedly traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes, a perilous breach of traffic law that prompted calls to the Department of Public Safety just before the clock struck 9 p.m., according to ABC15. In response, officers from the Wickenburg Police Department took to the roads with the aim of intercepting the rogue vehicle, despite the risks, their endeavor ended when they became victims of the very menace they sought to neutralize as the wrong-way driver collided with their vehicles head-on west of Morristown, the severity of the incident having the potential to be grave.
Miraculously escaping injury, the Wickenburg officers present at the scene emerged unharmed from the collision, defying odds that often tilt unfavorably in such circumstances. The wrong-way driver was detained without further incident and subsequently received medical attention at a local hospital for injuries described as non-life-threatening; nevertheless, impairment has not been dismissed as a factor in this event, as detailed by 12 News.
In the aftermath of the crash, the sprawl of Eastbound US 60 was swallowed by the necessity of investigation, with concrete stretching like a patient under the scalpel of inquiry as it was shut down near milepost 114, leaving travelers to seek alternative routes and ponder the haphazard ballet of fate and human fallibility.
