Ryan Rhoades, has been identified as the 25-year-old man who died in a single vehicle collision on Wilmot Road near Interstate 10, in Tucson, AZ., Wednesday night.
Tucson Police officers were called to the scene of an accident at approximately 8:45 p.m., according to a TPD media release. When officers arrived, they found Rhoades inside his vehicle, according to the release. He was pronounced dead on scene.
They determined that Rhoades was driving a 1998 Nissan Altima southbound on Wilmot Road at a high rate of speed, the release stated. As the car approached the frontage road, Rhoades applied his brakes and slid into a concrete column that supports part of the I-10 overpass. Rhoades was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision, the release added. source
The crash is under investigation.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the young man.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends at this difficult time.
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