Updated on March 29, 2023 at 12:14 a.m.
PCSD now confirming the rider of the motorcycle died. Deputies say the rider — 32-year-old Alexandra Hegel — was pronounced dead at the scene.
Emerging details from the investigation suggest the motorcycle was heading southbound on N. Sabino Canyon Rd., when it hit a pickup traveling east from N. Indian Ruins Rd. onto N. Sabino Canyon Rd.
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PCSD says the roadway is now open to all traffic.
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The Pima County Sheriff's Department responded to a crash near Sabino Canyon Road involving a pickup and a motorcycle.
The crash occurred at North Sabino Canyon Road and North Indian Ruins Road.
According to PCSD, there are serious injuries.
Southbound traffic at East Cloud and North Sabino Canyon is closed and northbound Sabino Canyon traffic is down one lane.
PCSD advises drivers to find an alternate route.
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