UPDATE (1:33 p.m. 1/13):
Tucson Police have identified the motorcyclist who died after a crash with a truck on Sunday as 23-year-old E'mari Armond Phillips.
In a news release, TPD said Phillips was traveling southbound on Craycroft Road, just south of East Broadway, when he crashed into a white Ford F-350 that was facing northbound and attempting to turn left onto East Cooper Street.
Preliminary evidence said Phillips was traveling well above the posted speed limit prior to the crash, the news release said.
The driver of the F-350 immediately stopped after the crash and cooperated with the investigation. TPD determined the driver was not impaired at the time of the collision.
The investigation is ongoing. No charges or citations have been issued at this time.
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A motorcyclist has died after a crash with a truck near South Craycroft Road and East Cooper Street on Sunday afternoon, according to Tucson Police Department.
Officers were called to the scene shortly after 3 p.m. The motorcyclist, an adult male, was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation, police said. Further details, including the identities of those involved, have not been released.
This is a developing story, and updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
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