E-scooter rider dies in crash near Grant, Sahuara in Tucson

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – A woman riding an e-scooter died in a two-vehicle crash near Grant and Sahuara ahuaro in Tucson on Thursday, Oct.15.

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The Tucson Police Department said 30-year-old Angelica Olga Hilario was hit by a vehicle around 9:45 p.m. and died at a local hospital.

The TPD said the 69-year-old driver who hit her was not impaired but failed to yield while pulling out of a driveway in the area.

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Hilario did not have the lights on her e-scooter on, as required for bicycles operating at night.

The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests or citations have been issued.

It is the sixth serious motorcycle, bicycle, or scooter crash that 13 News has reported on this month alone. Four people have died in those accidents.

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  • On Oct. 3, 73-year-old Robert Clell Hatfield crashed near Silverbell and Trico in Pima County. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said he was likely speeding and wasn’t wearing a helmet. Hatfield was taken to the hospital and died days later.
  • On Oct. 5, a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle accident near Flowing Wells and Wetmore in Pima County.
  • On Oct. 12, a motorcyclist suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash near Kolb and Valencia in Pima County.
  • On Oct. 14, 26-year-old Cedricc Theanthonii Joe died in a two-vehicle crash near 36th and Campbell.
  • On Oct. 15, 23-year-old Carlos Sandoval was speeding when he ran the red light and hit and killed 61-year-old George Edward Doyle V, who was on a motorcycle.

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