TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Tucson police responded to a deadly crash involving a pedestrian on East Pima Street near North Wilmot Road on Wednesday night, according to a Tucson Police Department release.
Just before 6 p.m. Wednesday night, officers responded to an accident involving a pedestrian and a truck at East Pima Street and North Rook Avenue. The pedestrian, an adult male who was later identified as 79-year-old Gunji Toriyama, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Investigators determined that the pedestrian was attempting to cross Pima Street from south to north and was in a marked crosswalk. He was struck by an eastbound Ram pickup truck. The driver of the pickup, identified as a 33-year-old male, immediately stopped after the collision and cooperated with the investigation. The driver was determined to not impaired.
It was determined that failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk was the major contributing factor. Detectives issued a criminal citation to the driver for Causing Death by an Applicable Title 28 Moving Violation.
