The 37-year-old son of South Tucson's mayor died as a result of a six-vehicle collision on Tucson’s north side that occurred Friday.
Rafael Rojas, son of South Tucson Mayor Miguel Rojas, died Sunday, said a relative.
Rojas was driving a 2000 Mercedes convertible southbound on North Fairview Avenue at a high rate of speed around 1 p.m. Friday. He failed to stop for a red light at East Grant Road and a westbound 2005 Ford Econoline van struck the Mercedes, police said in a news release Monday.
The van then struck a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta that was stopped in a turning lane. The van flipped onto the driver’s side. The Mercedes spun into eastbound traffic and struck a 2002 Ford Crown Victoria and a 1977 GMC pickup truck. The pickup truck then collided with an eastbound 2010 Toyota Camry.
Rojas was ejected from the Mercedes. Another driver sustained non-life threatening injuries, while a third driver had minor injuries.
An investigation is ongoing to determine if factors other than the high rate of speed and failing to stop for the red light contributed to the collision, police said.
