BENSON, ARIZONA — An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper tracked down a commercial vehicle driver who admitted to dumping approximately 420 pounds of cardboard boxes and other trash on the shoulder of Interstate 10 near Benson on May 1, 2026. Criminal charges are expected.
Troopers received reports of a male subject throwing boxes from a commercial motor vehicle onto the shoulder of I-10 near North Sibyl Road. By the time troopers arrived, the vehicle had left the scene. However, reporting parties had recorded video of the boxes being dumped and provided it to troopers. Using that footage, troopers tracked down the driver, who admitted to littering on the highway.
Arizona Department of Transportation crews responded to help remove the trash and determined the total weight of the dumped material — cardboard boxes and other trash — was approximately 420 pounds.
AZDPS used the incident to remind drivers to respect Arizona’s landscape. “Arizona has beautiful landscapes that we all work together to protect. This isn’t it. Help us keep our state and its stunning wildlife safe by holding your trash until it can be disposed of in a proper trash can,” the agency said.
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