In a devastating late-night collision in Tucson, a 19-year-old driver crashed a Porsche into three pedestrians — all students at the University of Arizona — killing them. He then fled the scene, contacted his father, and later turned himself in to police. Authorities say impairment, high speed and failure to yield in a crosswalk were at least partly to blame.
High-speed crash into marked crosswalk
The incident occurred shortly after 11 p.m. on a Thursday at the intersection of North Euclid Avenue and East Second Street in Tucson. The driver, also enrolled at the University of Arizona, was operating a 2019 Porsche Boxster when he struck three students in a marked pedestrian crosswalk. Two victims died immediately at the scene, while a third succumbed to injuries after being removed from life support several days later.
Witnesses told police the Porsche seemed to be traveling around 30 mph above the posted speed limit. Rather than stopping at the scene, the driver left and later turned himself in — reportedly on the advice of his father.
Impairment, fleeing the scene and legal aftermath
After an investigation, the Tucson Police Department’s Impaired Driving Enforcement Unit announced that evidence points to the driver being impaired at the time of the crash. Investigators flagged three major contributing factors: impairment, speeding, and failure to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk.
At a bail hearing, victims’ family members described the driver as a danger to the community. Though his attorney said the driver has no prior record and claimed he fled only to call his father, a judge set bail at $250,000 while the investigation continues.
