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A motorcyclist died in a crash Saturday night in north Tucson.Β 

Around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to reports of a crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV at the intersection of North Flowing Wells and West Wetmore Road, the Pima County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.Β 

Jonathan Martinez, 23, the motorcyclist, was pronounced dead at the scene, deputies said.Β 

Martinez was traveling eastbound on Wetmore when an SUV making a left turn at Flowing Wells crashed with the motorcycle. A 19-year-old male passenger and an 18-year-old female driver were transported to the hospital, the passenger with serious injuries and the driver with minor injuries, deputies said.Β 

The department continues to investigate the incident.Β 


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