I-10 reopened at New Mexico state line after deadly fiery crash outside of Willcox

Updated on May 4, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

According to ADOT, Interstate 10 is reopened at the New Mexico border after the fiery crash outside of Willcox on Wednesday.

I-10 westbound is now closed at milepost 344, which is the Haskell Road exit.

Traffic going westbound from Willcox to Benson is still shut down.

I-10 westbound has REOPENED at at the New Mexico state line.

I-10 westbound is now closed at milepost 344 (Haskell Road) due to an earlier crash east of Willcox.

The crash damaged infrastructure at milepost 331 (where I-10 intersects with US 191). pic.twitter.com/EqbUWVBmHU

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) May 4, 2023

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Updated on May 3, 2023 at 3:40 p.m.

Westbound I-10 in southeastern Arizona is expected to take up to 48 hours to reopen.

According to ADOT, a tractor-trailer traveled off the right side of the road, hit a guardrail and crashed with an overpass support pillar around 12:03 a.m.

The tractor-trailer completely caught fire, and the bridge pillar collapsed.

ADOT says the collision did not include any hazardous items.

The driver was pronounced dead.

Both the driver and the trucking company have yet to be identified.

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Updated on May 3, 2023 at 7:50 a.m.

New photos show damage from the fiery crash on I-10 outside of Willcox.

ADOT shared a picture showing one of the pillars of an underpass buckled and charred after a semi-truck crashed into it and burst into flames Wednesday morning.

I-10 is now closed at the New Mexico border. Drivers are being asked to exit the interstate and take State Route 80 through Douglas and Bisbee as an alternate route.

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Interstate 10 is closed in both directions west of Willcox after a semi-tractor crashed into a bridge Wednesday morning.

The Cochise County Sheriff's Office says it happened sometime after midnight near milepost 331 at the interchange with US 191 south.

Drivers are being told to detour and exit the interstate at MP 331 eastbound or MP 344 westbound.

There is currently no timetable to reopen the highway.

UPDATE: 7:00am
ADOT has offered an alternate route that includes traveling south-west from New Mexico toward the border then looping back to Benson through Bisbee and Tombstone.