E. Grant Rd. & Ridgeway Rd. — Reported Intersection of Fatal E-Scooter Crash
A 30-year-old woman died Thursday night after an SUV driver exiting a private driveway struck her e-scooter on Tucson’s eastside, in a crash that Tucson police say involved both a failure to yield and a lighting violation. Angelica Olga Hilario was riding west on East Grant Road near Ridgeway Road when a 2023 Kia Sportage pulled out and turned right onto westbound Grant, directly into her path.
Tucson Fire Department crews and Operations Division East officers responded to the scene, and Hilario was taken to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, according to KVOA. Police said the 69-year-old SUV driver was exiting a driveway on the north side of Grant and failed to yield to Hilario’s e-scooter as she approached on the roadway. The driver was not impaired at the time of the crash, and no arrests or citations have been issued as the investigation continues.
Who Had the Right of Way
Arizona law places that legal burden squarely on drivers like the one involved in Thursday’s crash. Under Arizona Revised Statutes § 28-774, drivers entering or crossing a public street from a private road or driveway must yield the right-of-way to all closely approaching vehicles already on the main roadway. That standard is why investigators pointed to the SUV driver’s maneuver as a central factor in the crash, even as they also flagged an equipment issue on Hilario’s scooter…