A 21-year-old motorcyclist has died after authorities say he smashed into the back of a vehicle going in the same direction early Friday morning in Tucson's Catalina Foothills.
Brandon Repola was riding his Yamaha motorcycle at a high rate of speed southbound on North Craycroft Road near East River Road just after 4 a.m. when he struck the back of a passenger car going in the same direction, the Pima County Sheriffβs Department said in a news release.
Despite life-saving efforts, Repola was pronounced dead at the crash scene, the release said. The driver of the car remained on scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
