A 25-year-old man lost control of a motorcycle Saturday night and crashed into a light pole, Tucson police say.
Arizona Daily Star A motorcyclist was killed Saturday night when Tucson police say he was going too fast to negotiate a curve on the city's east side and slammed into a light pole.
Nathaniel Petrush, 25, was riding a 2021 Royal Enfield 650 west on East 22nd Street near South Wilmot Road about 10:45 p.m. when he lost control, drove onto the sidewalk then crashed into a light pole, Tucson police said Sunday in a news release. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Traffic detectives say Petrush was driving at a speed"greater than reasonable or prudent," when he crashed.The wreck remains under investigation.
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