Pedestrian killed when struck by car on Southwest side; body found ‘in cacti’

A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle at the corner of West Ajo Way and South Mission Road, Monday night.

According to a news release from Tucson Police, the 55-year-old driver of a Jeep Renegade was attempting to make a left turn from northbound Mission onto westbound Ajo at around 6:15 p.m., when she was struck by a black Dodge Charger driving southbound on Mission at “excessive speed.”

The Charger then struck the pedestrian, a woman on the southwest corner of the intersection, who was thrown into cacti from the impact…

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