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Morgan Rip Lor, 22, crashed and died Nov. 9 after traveling the wrong way on Interstate 10, according to a news release from the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Lor, of Tucson, had been driving a dark colored, 1997 GMC Jimmy SUV westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-10 near Speedway Boulevard at the onset of his deadly ride.

Lor initially sideswiped a 2002 Ford Ranger pickup near Speedway, not injuring the pickup’s driver but damaging the SUV.

Lor’s SUV was not damaged enough to travel onward, however, and he continued to go the wrong way in the eastbound highway lanes until he crashed into the concrete barrier and a sign post just west of the Miracle Mile off ramp.

That’s when the SUV caught fire and Lor was pronounced dead at the scene. The collision occurred around 2:30 a.m.

DPS had no further information immediately available, such as if alcohol or drugs played a part in the fatal crash, and the investigation continues.

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Mario Luis Lopez, 33, was killed in a motorcycle crash on Nov. 4, according to a news release from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.

Lopez had been riding his motorcycle south on Nogales Highway around 7:50 p.m. when a northbound Toyota Tacoma pickup turned left in front of him at East Pan Tak Street.

Lopez, who was not wearing a helmet, was unable to avoid crashing into the truck.

He was transported by helicopter to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.

No further information was immediately provided, such as if any citations were issued.

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Mark Mayercik, 43, died Oct. 31 after being hit by a pickup near Northwest Medical Center several days earlier.

Mayercik had been in a crosswalk but crossing against the light when he was hit, said Pima County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Deputy Dawn Barkman. She said the truck had the green light and right of way when the collision occurred.

Mayercik’s aunt, Christina Brooker, said her nephew was on life support following the tragedy and, due to his massive injuries, his life support was discontinued on Oct. 31.

She said Mayercik was thrown over the top of the truck and through the windshield, landing in the vehicle’s front seat.

Mayercik had been leaving Northwest Medical Center, 6200 N. La Cholla Blvd. near West Hospital Drive, when he was hit. He had been walking to a bus stop after his appointment for a previous back injury, his aunt said.

No further details were immediately available, such as if any citations were issued.

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Sage Logan Young Bear Janesch, 18, was killed Oct. 22 after the car he was driving ran off a highway ramp, according to a news release from the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Janesch, from Vail, was taking the onramp from southbound Kino Parkway onto Interstate 10 just after midnight when he lost control of his 2005 Toyota.

The car ran off the ramp, crossed a dirt area and its roof smashed into the I-10 overpass. The car then fell onto East Ajo Way, blocking one lane and the sidewalk.

Janesch was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. He had not been wearing a seatbelt.

The investigation is ongoing and no further information was immediately available.

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Lauren Chachora, 23, was killed Oct. 14 after she was thrown from a rolled-over vehicle on State Route 286, according to a news release from the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Chachora, of Tucson, was a passenger in the 1999 four-door Dodge. The driver was also thrown from the vehicle and seriously injured. Chachora was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash occurred around 8 p.m. near milepost 36, halfway between Robles Junction and Sasabe, when the driver lost control of the vehicle for unknown reasons.

The Dodge had been heading southbound on SR 286 when it veered onto the dirt shoulder and rolled.

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Bernette A. Robinson, 80, was killed Oct. 14 when the car she was driving smashed into a guardrail along Miracle Mile, according to a news release from the Tucson Police Department. Two others were in the car and remain in critical condition.

The incident occurred around 11:50 a.m. as Robinson was heading east on West Miracle Mile and she veered off the road near North Flowing Wells Road. Her 2005 Toyota Scion crashed into a guardrail, leaving all three of the car’s occupants with serious injuries.

Robinson was pronounced dead at the hospital around 12:45 p.m.

Detectives do not suspect alcohol or drugs were a factor in the collision but instead believe Robinson may have experienced a “medical episode.”

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Two men and one woman were killed after the car they were in collided head-on with a school bus on Sept. 22, according to a news release from the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

The crash occurred west of Tucson around 6:10 a.m. between a bus that was heading east on State Route 86/Ajo Road and a black, four-door car.

The car was heading west on SR 86 and, for reasons still unknown, crossed the center line and hit the school bus head on.

Three of the car’s occupants were dead on the scene; it was unclear of others had been in the car.

The school bus, which was from the Alter Valley School District and on its way to Flowing Wells High School, contained four kids and two adults. Two of the children were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

SR 86 was open in both directions by 9:45 a.m.

No further information was available Tuesday morning.

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The passenger in a car that rolled over on Interstate 10 died at the scene on Sept. 4, according to a news release from the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

The collision occurred on westbound I-10, between Rita and Kolb roads, around 12:30 p.m. when the driver of the westbound 2006 Kia lost control of the car.

The car ran off the road and rolled over on top of a small dirt embankment. The passenger, who was “not properly restrained,” was thrown from the vehicle and killed.

The driver, another woman, was airlifted to a local hospital. It was not noted if she had been wearing a seat belt.

DPS has not yet identified the deceased nor is the cause of the collision known.

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Jerome David Featherman, 84, was killed Sept. 3 after his bicycle was struck by a sedan that drove into the bike lane along Desert Bell Drive in Green Valley, according to a news release from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.

Featherman, who was wearing both a helmet and reflective vest, was hit from behind by a southbound sedan driven by David Armstrong, 76.

Featherman died after being taken to the hospital.

Armstrong was cited for violation of the 3-foot rule causing death and driving in a bicycle path. Alcohol and/or drugs are not suspected in this incident, the release said.

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Stephen Randolph Wood, 56, died Aug. 3 after crashing his vehicle into a telephone pole, Pima County sheriff’s spokeswoman Deputy Dawn Barkman said.

Wood had been driving south on a stretch of Old Spanish Trail, near East Escalante Road, when he lost control and smashed into a steel phone pole.

Wood was pronounced dead at the scene while his passenger was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life threatening.

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