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85-year-old man dies 10 days after single-vehicle crash near Kolb Road

According to Tucson police, Raymond Hemphill was driving a gray 2013 Ford C-Max north on Kolb Road near East Littletown Road when it veered left across southbound Kolb and fell into a drainage culvert off the road.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — An 85-year-old man involved in a Sept. 14 single-vehicle wreck died more than a week later.

According to Tucson police, Raymond Hemphill was driving a gray 2013 Ford C-Max north on Kolb Road near East Littletown Road when it veered left across southbound Kolb and fell into a drainage culvert off the road.

Hemphill died from his injuries Sept. 24 at age 85.

Detectives are investigating whether Hemphill suffered a medical problem before the crash.

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