/ Modified may 14, 2021 12:37 p.m.

DPS sees traffic flows increase on Arizona’s interstates

A ride-along with a trooper offers a firsthand look at the types of incidents they encounter

Traffic along Arizona’s roadways continues to increase to pre-pandemic levels. On any given day troopers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety see a mix of everything from traffic violations to narcotics and impaired driving. Lorraine Rivera saw this first hand when she joined Trooper David Chavez on one of his patrols.

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