A man has died after he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a concrete wall in Green Valley last week.
On Aug. 12 just after noon, Pima County sheriff deputies responded to a single vehicle crash on Interstate 19 near Esperanza Boulevard. Upon arriving, they found James Schmitt, 73, in a vehicle that struck a concrete wall at the top of an embankment.
The Green Valley Fire Department said the driver of the vehicle lost control when using the off ramp at Esperanza Boulevard. Units extricated Schmitt and took him to a local hospital. He later succumbed to his injuries.
Traffic Unit detectives have taken over the investigation. Neither speed nor impairment appear to be factors in the collision, the sheriffβs department said.
