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A 76-year-old man was killed in a crash Saturday night in midtown, Tucson police say.

The man was a passenger in a red Hyundai Elantra that police say failed to yield to oncoming traffic while making a left turn just before 10 p.m. from eastbound East Grant Road onto North Rosemont Avenue, Tucson police said in a news release Tuesday.

The Elantra was struck by a westbound Chevrolet Traverse.

The driver of the Traverse,a 27-year-old woman, was not injured.

Police said neither occupant of the Elantra was wearing a seat belt and that the driver had a suspended license, the release said.

The identities of the individuals involved have not been released, pending notification of their next of kin. The crash is still being investigated.

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Eddie Celaya is a cannabis writer 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.