TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – Two people died in a single-vehicle crash near Tucson International Airport early Sunday, Oct. 30.
According to the Tucson Police Department, the driver, 19-year-old Jaen Soto Machado, and his female passenger, 20-year-old Yairelma Sarahi Holguin, were both pronounced dead at the scene.
Personnel from the Tucson Fire Department also responded to the crash. Part of the vehicle, a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, had become detached in the crash and caught fire.
TPD detectives learned that the Silverado was traveling north on South Nogales Highway at a high rate of speed. As the vehicle approached East Valencia Road, it struck the island that separates right-turn vehicles from northbound traffic. The Silverado continued over the island struck the traffic signal pole on the northeast corner of the intersection. As a result of that impact, the vehicle broke into several parts.
Police say the vehicle’s speed was well in excess of the posted speed limit and was a major contributing factor in the crash. The investigation remains ongoing.
Deputies from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department were in the area and arrived first emergency personnel at the scene.
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