A 16-year-old by was killed Wednesday afternoon after the off-road vehicle he was riding collided with a deer, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.
The boy and 15-year-old driver of the side-by-side off-highway-vehicle crashed just after 2 p.m. on a private dirt road near the 10100 block of West McGee Ranch Road, west of Green Valley, the release said.
The 16-year-old, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicle when it rolled, the release said. He died at the crash scene. The 15-year-old driver had minor injuries.
The investigation continues.
Eddie Celaya is a breaking news reporter and host of the “Here Weed Go!” podcast. He graduated from Pima Community College and the University of Arizona and has been with the Arizona Daily Star since May 2019.