Speeding was a factor in the deadly head-on crash west of Tucson near Gates Pass, officials said.
Arizona Daily Star Two men were killed in a head-on crash Saturday night near Gates Pass, just west of Tucson, officials said.
Driver Ryan Au, 20, and passenger Anthony Nguyen, 23, were in a passenger car headed west on West Gates Pass Road about 9:45 p.m. when it crossed the center line along a bend and collided with an eastbound pickup truck, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.Four people in the pickup truck were hospitalized with with non-life-threatening injuries, the release said.
The initial investigation shows that excessive speed by the passenger car was a factor in the crash, the release said. Test your knowledge of Tucson's weather extremes Tags Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community.
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