Eastbound I-10 reopens after body found on shoulder

ELOY, Ariz. (KSAZ/AP) - A section of eastbound Interstate 10 near Eloy was closed for seven hours so that police could investigate the death of a woman who was struck and killed by a vehicle.

Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves says the woman, identified as 22-year-old Marie Gills, was walking along the interstate when she was struck and killed by an unknown vehicle.

Gills' body was found on the interstate's shoulder late Sunday night.

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The section of eastbound interstate affected was reopened Monday morning. The westbound lanes were not affected. During the closure, eastbound traffic was directed onto a Frontage Road for about eight miles.

If you have any information, please call DPS at 602-223-2212.