Valencia, Swan reopen after fatal motorcycle crash caused closure

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – A fatal motorcycle crash caused Valencia to be closed between Swan and I-10 Frontage Road for several hours on Oct. 17.

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The Valencia exit on eastbound I-10 was also closed.

This is the seventh serious two-wheeled vehicle crash this month, which includes six motorcycles and one e-scooter.

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Most recently, on Oct. 15, a woman riding an e-scooter died in a two-vehicle crash in Tucson.

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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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