Crime & Safety
1 Dead, 2 Injured In Tucson Rollover Crash
According to Tucson police, speed was a major factor in the crash.
Tucson, AZ — One person is dead and two others are injured in an early morning crash on Aviation Parkway, multiple news outlets reported.
According to KOLD-TV, the driver of the vehicle, 23-year-old Jose Guillermo Mendez-Orduno, was pronounced dead at the scene. His passengers were rushed to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Tucson police told KGUN-TV that Mendez-Orduno was speeding down Aviation before the crash. His vehicle hit a curb on a curve and then flipped.
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The crash happened Friday, June 25 around 3:49 a.m.
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