Tucson Police Department is reporting that the Tucson City Court Prosecutor's Office has charged the 20-year-old suspect in connection with the death of Tucson Police Officer Adam Buckner.
Charges include
- Causing serious physical injury or death by a moving violation
- Failure to yield while turning left at an intersection (civil infraction)
- Failure to yield to an authorized emergency vehicle (civil infraction)
The suspect was cited and released on Wednesday, April 24, according to TPD.
Buckner was killed in late March while responding to a call for service.
According to TPD, he was traveling northbound on Campbell Avenue shortly before 10 p.m., when the suspect allegedly hit his 2007 Crown Victoria after failing to yield during a turn.
