Officers from the Marana Police Department are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision at Tangerine and Dove Mountain.
The victim of the accident has been identified as 33-year-old Jose Javier Barajas-Barron.
Lt. Tim Brunenkant of Marana police says they received a call of a crash involving a semi-truck and a passenger car around 5:30 p.m.
Fatal crash involving semi-truck on Tangerine between I-10 & Dove Mountain. Driver of other car involved has died @kgun9 @whatsuptucson pic.twitter.com/WgrEWRZEnW
— Whitney Clark (@whitneyclarktv) February 15, 2017
The collision happened on Tangerine between Dove Mountain and I-10.
.@kgun9 @whatsuptucson driver of semi-truck not injured. Happened at 5:30, no word on cause. Adult male who died has not been identified.
— Whitney Clark (@whitneyclarktv) February 15, 2017
The adult female driver of the semi-truck was not injured.
Brunenkant said the semi-truck was heading west and the passenger car was heading eastbound when the collision happened.
The initial investigation indicates that Barajas-Barron's car crossed the center line and struck the semi-trailer truck head on.
.@kgun9 @whatsuptucson 5 mile stretch of Tangerine will be closed for a few more hours.
— Whitney Clark (@whitneyclarktv) February 15, 2017
Authorities are still investigating the events leading up to the accident and are interviewing witnesses at this time.
