A single vehicle crash on Tucson northwest side.

A man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Tucson's northwest side Thursday afternoon.

The man was identified as Lawrence Junco, 73, said Deputy Courtney Rodriguez, a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. 

At 4:30 p.m., deputies responded to the crash at West Overton Road and North La Cholla Boulevard after 911-callers reported the incident, said Rodriguez. 

Deputies found the car had crashed into a traffic signal pole. Junco was wearing a seatbelt and was the only occupant in the car.

Traffic detectives were working to determine what caused the crash, Rodriguez said.

Northbound traffic lanes on La Cholla and eastbound lanes on Overton were closed to motorists.


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Contact reporter Carmen Duarte at cduarte@tucson.com or 573-4104. Twitter: @cduartestar