A car crashed into a motorcyclist on North Campbell Avenue and East University Boulevard Tuesday morning, according to local authorities.
Campbell was closed to traffic as Tucson Police Department investigated the accident. TPD confirmed the collision was fatal on X.
In a news statement released Wednesday, officials named the motorcyclist as 19-year-old Nicholas Daniel Perez. Perez was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle southbound on Campbell faster than the posted speed limit when a Hyundai attempted to make a left-hand turn onto University, failing to yield. Perez was pronounced dead on the scene, according to TPD.
No civil citations or criminal charges have been issued at this time as the investigation remains ongoing.
