KGUN 9NewsLocal News

Actions

UPDATE: Charges against 16-year-old arrested in fatal collision dropped

Police
Posted
and last updated

UPDATE (11:08 a.m., May 5):

According to the Pima County Attorney's Office, all charges against the 16-year-old have been dropped.

The charges were dismissed with prejudice, so more investigation is expected, PCOA said.

UPDATE (10:07 a.m., May 5):

The 16-year-old who was driving the Cadillac was arrested on April 30, according to a news release from Tucson Police.

He was charged with second-degree murder, criminal damage, criminal speeding (exceeding 85 miles per hour), and driving on a suspended license, the news release said.

—————————————

A man making a left turn in his car onto South Tucson Boulevard died after colliding with a Cadillac XTS.

According to a news release from Tucson Police Department, 48-year-old Richard Eugene Bracamonte was making a left turn from South Forgeus Avenue onto Tucson on April 22, when the Cadillac, driven by a 16-year-old and traveling northbound on Tucson, struck his Hyundai Ioniq.

The driver of the Cadillac was not impaired, the news release said, but was traveling at a high rate of speed. Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts, the news release said.

Bracamonte was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

No civil citations have been issued. The investigation is ongoing.