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Authorities say a man died Saturday in a single-vehicle crash in Catalina Foothills.Β 

Pima County Sheriff's deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash at about 2 p.m. on East Sunrise Drive and North Via Umbrosa, near North Sabino Canyon Road. Deputies found a pickup truck that left the roadway and drove into trees, according to a Pima County Sheriff's news release.

The driver, Gregory Simmons, 61, was transported to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, the news release said.Β 

Sunrise Drive was closed for several hours while a traffic unit investigated the incident.Β 


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