UPDATE - 10/24
TPD is now saying the driver of the Chevrolet Sonic had a solid green light which did not have a protected arrow when she turned left in front of Mr. Roberts II.
TPD previously said Roberts II ran a red light.
UPDATE - 10/24
According to a Tucson Police Department press release, the motorcycle driver has been identified as 35-year-old Jesse Roberts II.
Roberts II was traveling westbound on W. Valencia Rd. when ran a red light at Oak Tree Drive and collided with a vehicle in the intersection, TPD said.
The collision was between a red 2007 Kawasaki Zx1000 motorcycle and a silver 2015 Chevrolet Sonic.
"Failure to stop for the red light and speeding by Mr. Roberts II are the major contributing factors to the collision," TPD said.
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A motorcyclist is dead after a crash with a vehicle on Tucson's southwest side Wednesday afternoon, according to Tucson Police Department.
TPD says officers were called to the intersection of West Valencia Road and South Oak Tree Drive a little after 12:45 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle. The motorcyclist, an adult man, was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead, according to police.
No additional details have been released. TPD says an investigation is underway.
