Cattle truck overturns on southbound I-17

The right lane of southbound Interstate 17 south of Sunset Point will be closed most of the day as crews work to clear a cattle truck that crashed around 3:10 a.m. Friday, April 1.
Map courtesy of the Arizona Department of Transportation

The right lane of southbound Interstate 17 south of Sunset Point will be closed most of the day as crews work to clear a cattle truck that crashed around 3:10 a.m. Friday, April 1.

The stretch of I-17 between Sunset Point and Black Canyon City is a steep winding road with many tight curves. The driver reportedly lost control of the truck on one of the curves.

The driver was reportedly uninjured. Approximately 40 head of cattle from Nebraska were aboard the trailer and may have been injured in the rollover.

The Arizona Department of Transportation anticipates at least two 30- to 60-minute closures of the highway during the day.

Drivers traveling from the Verde Valley to Phoenix have the option of two detours:

State Route 260 from Camp Verde to State Route 87, aka the Beeline Highway, to the Phoenix Valley.

State Route 69 from Cordes Junction to Prescott, State Route 89 to Wickenburg, and US 60 to the Phoenix Valley.

ADOT advises drivers to slow down as they approach the crash site and to be alert for equipment and workers.

For more information contact the ADOT Public Information Office at news@azdot.gov or 1.800.949.8057. Visit www.facebook.com/azdot or www.azdot.gov for more information about ADOT.

Christopher Fox Graham

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."

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Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."
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