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A 67-year old Tucson man has died of injuries he sustained in a traffic wreck in Sahuarita, and authorities are seeking witnesses to the crash.

Gary Mark was not wearing a seat belt when his black Mercedes rear-ended a Jeep parked on the shoulder of northbound Nogales Highway just south of Sahuarita Road, the Sahuarita Police Department said.

The crash occurred Saturday, Sept. 19, around 8:30 a.m. Mark was taken to a Tucson hospital, where died Monday, Sept. 21.

The Jeep driver was taken to a hospital and released with minor injuries, police said.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call 351-4900 or the department's tip line at 445-7847.


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