Reportedly, Carlos Jason Lopez was riding a 2022 Genuine Scooter motorcycle west on St. Mary's Road when he collided with a 2024 Hyundai Tucson driven by 33-year-old Daniela Marquez-Batista that turned left in front of him
Tucson, Ariz. – 34-year-old Carlos Jason Lopez has been identified as scooter rider killed in a crash on Interstate 10 in Tucson Saturday afternoon.
The Tucson Police Department responded to the wreck on Interstate 10 frontage road at West Saint Mary's Road at around 12:15 p.m. on March 16.
Reportedly, Lopez was riding a 2022 Genuine Scooter motorcycle west on St. Mary's Road when he collided with a 2024 Hyundai Tucson driven by 33-year-old Daniela Marquez-Batista that turned left in front of him.
Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene.
Marquez-Batista was arrested for causing death by moving violation and was cited and released.
ORIGINAL STORY
Tucson, Ariz. – A scooter rider was killed Saturday afternoon after colliding with a vehicle on Interstate 10 in Tucson, according to the Tucson Police Department (TPD).
The accident happened at about 12:15 p.m. on Interstate 10 frontage road at West Saint Mary's Road.
According to TPD, the motorcycle rider was riding a 2022 Genuine Scooter motorcycle west on St. Mary's Road when he collided with a 2024 Hyundai Tucson that turned left in front of him.
Authorities say the rider had the green light when the driver of the Hyundai turned in front of him onto the northbound Interstate-10 frontage road
The motorcyclist was killed in the crash.
Preliminary investigation revealed that failure to yield while making a left turn was the major contributing factor to the crash.
That driver was arrested for causing death by moving violation and was cited and released.
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