Three people were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson

A collision at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Maricopa Road next to Copper Sky Regional Park resulted in non-life-threatening injuries Friday evening.

It is suspected a southbound vehicle turned left in front of northbound traffic and collided with the second vehicle, according to Maricopa Police Department. Three people were transported to a hospital as a precaution.

MPD, City of Maricopa Fire/Medical Department, AMR and Ak-Chin Police responded to the scene. Police directed northbound traffic around the incident, but MLK Boulevard was blocked off as first responders worked.

 

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.