Police

A 57-year-old motorcyclist riding the wrong way near Vail Saturday night was struck and killed in a head-on crash, officials say.

Raymond Smith was traveling west in an eastbound lane of Old Spanish Trail Road about 7:45 p.m. when he collided with an eastbound car near Pistol Hill, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.

Smith died at the hospital.

The driver of the car had minor injuries, and was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

The wreck remains under investigation.


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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.