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A 37-year-old woman was killed early Saturday in a one-vehicle crash, Tucson police say.

Amber Rae Patrick was driving a 2016 Jeep Patriot north on South Alvernon Way at a high rate of speed just after 3 a.m. Saturday, when police say she lost control and smashed into a traffic signal at the corner East 22nd Street.

Patrick was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash marked Tucson's 81st traffic-related fatality in 2021, police said.


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Edward Celaya is a breaking news and marijuana reporter. He has been on both beats since May 2021.