One Killed, Three Injured in Blythe I-10 Crash

BLYTHE, CA – One person died and three others were hospitalized after a four-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Interstate 10 near Blythe, authorities said Thursday. The Monday afternoon crash occurred as traffic stopped near a construction area west of Neighbors Boulevard. Authorities publicly released a detailed account three days after the collision occurred.

The California Highway Patrol received the crash report at about 4:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7. Several eastbound vehicles had stopped in the freeway’s No. 1 lane because of the nearby road work when a 2020 Chevrolet Spark approached from behind, according to the agency’s account.

A 41-year-old man from Glendale, Arizona, was driving the Spark when it struck the rear of a stopped 2017 Subaru Outback. The impact pushed the Subaru into a 2023 Ford Bronco. That collision propelled the Bronco into the back of a stopped 2022 Acura MDX, extending the crash through the line of traffic.

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Blythe Accident Driver Died Before Airlift

Paramedics took the Subaru’s driver to Blythe Airport so he could be transferred by air to a hospital. He was pronounced dead at the airport before the flight. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office identified him as Allen Glazer, 62, of Buckeye, Arizona.

The Subaru’s front-seat passenger and the Spark’s driver were flown to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. A passenger in the Spark was flown to Valley Wide Health in Phoenix. Authorities did not release the patients’ names or provide details about the extent of their injuries.

Glazer and the other three patients had been riding in the two vehicles at the back of the chain. The initial report did not indicate that anyone in the Bronco or Acura required hospital care.

Eastbound Interstate 10 Traffic Blocked

After the impacts, the Subaru and Spark stopped in the No. 1 lane and continued to block traffic. The Bronco and Acura were moved to the center median. The initial account did not describe injuries to anyone in those two vehicles.

Investigators had not announced a citation or made a final determination about responsibility when the crash details were released. The CHP described the Spark as traveling at an unspecified speed before it hit the stopped Subaru.

Alcohol was not believed to have contributed to the collision. The agency did not identify another suspected factor or release a later condition report for the three people who survived.

The CHP had not issued a further public update about the crash or the hospitalized patients by Friday morning.