A 79-year-old man was struck and killed while crossing the road in Midtown Wednesday night, Tucson police said.
Gunji Toriyama was in a crosswalk crossing East Pima Street at North Luke Avenue west of North Wilmot Road around 6 p.m. when he was struck by an eastbound Dodge pickup truck, Tucson police said. police announced in a news release Thursday.
The 33-year-old driver of the pickup truck is cooperating with authorities and is being cited in connection with the crash, according to a news release. Police did not identify the driver.
Police say Toriyama is the fourth pedestrian to die in Tucson this year.
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Eddie Celaya is a breaking news reporter and host of “Here Weed Go!” Podcast. He is a graduate of Pima Community College and the University of Arizona, and has been working at the Daily Star since May 2019.
