Tuesday afternoon at 2:15 P.M. Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire Department along with Golden Valley Fire Department and Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District responded to a motor vehicle accident on southbound Highway 93 at mile post 47, that left one dead and three in critical condition. A full size Chevy 4-door pickup rear-ended a semi truck that was stopped alongside the highway at MP-47. Firefighters from the three agencies simultaneously utilized the Jaws of Life tools for over two hours to free each of the victims.  The male driver was pronounced dead on scene.  One firefighter was transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center with heat related injuries. Traffic was stopped for approximately two hours while the intensive extrication took place and to permit three helicopters to land on the freeway and await patient extrication.

Golden Valley Firefighters treat a 51 year old male patient from Japan who rear ended a FedEx semi that was stopped at the stop sign on the Shinarump exit off of Hwy-40.  The driver suffered moderate injuries in the collision that slowed traffic for an hour while crews treated the driver. Chief Tom O’Donohue said the injuries could have been much worse if the vehicle did not have air bags, which deployed in the accident.  The sole occupant was transported to KRMC for evaluation.

On Saturday July 9th Golden Valley Firefighters responded to two motor vehicle accidents at the same location, 62 minutes apart from each other on Hwy 68 and Estrella Road.

The first accident occurred at 12:13 P.M., involving two vehicles with three patients. The driver of the pickup truck that rolled over, a female in her 40's was extracted from the pickup and transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center with non life threatening injuries. The other two patients from the other vehicle were uninjured and refused treatment.

The second accident occurred at 1:15 P.M., while the first accident was being cleaned up. The second accident involved two vehicles; one T-Boned the other. The two female patients in the pickup truck, the driver in her 30's and the passenger in her 60's were transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center with non life threatening injuries. The driver of the car, a male in his 60's was treated on scene for cuts to his arm but refused to be transported.

Department of public safety is investigating both accidents.

Golden Valley Firefighters responded to a single vehicle roll-over on Interstate 40 at east bound mile post 40 in the medium, Friday afternoon at 2:15 P.M. Golden Valley Firefighter/Paramedics found a small Ford pickup truck had rolled multiple times with one patient trapped inside the vehicle. Captain David Martin stated that there were three patients. The driver, a 51 year old female needed to be extricated from the vehicle and was transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center with a major head injury. The other two patients, a male, 50 years old and a 9 year old boy were also transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. Department Of Public Safety is investigating the accident.