SHOW LOW — A firefighter with Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District was killed early Friday morning in a head-on crash on Lone Pine Dam Road, according to the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office and Timber Mesa.
Deputies said the collision happened around 6:44 a.m. on Lone Pine Dam Road near milepost 7.5. The crash involved a motorcycle and a truck. The motorcyclist, a 46-year-old man from Show Low, died from his injuries at the scene. The other driver, a 21-year-old woman from Show Low, was not identified in the release. According to sources, the woman was transported to a hospital and released.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety assisted sheriff’s deputies with the investigation, which remains ongoing.
Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District confirmed the victim was one of their firefighters who was on his way to work when the crash occurred. In a statement, the department expressed grief over the loss…