Deputies respond to fatal motorcycle crash in Pima County

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – The Pima County Sheriff’s Department responded to a fatal motorcycle crash near the intersection of South Cardinal Avenue and West Valencia Road on July 5.

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The PCSD said a motorcycle was traveling westbound on Valencia Road when it hit a truck that was making a left turn.

Both the driver and the passenger of the motorcycle were taken to the hospital. The passenger sustained serious injuries, and the driver, 34-year-old Alejandro Daniel Ruiz Leon, died.

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The PCSD said Leon was not wearing a helmet, but the passenger was.

Deputies determined Leon’s speed and impairment were factors in the crash.

The investigation is still ongoing.

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