Police cite reckless driving in deadly Tucson crash

A driver who ran multiple red lights and caused a three-vehicle crash has died of his injuries, the Tucson Police Department said.

Cheyenne Dakota-Dean Updyke, 28, died at the scene of the Tuesday, April 20, crash about 2:30 p.m. on East Golf Links Road at South Pantano Parkway.

Updyke, who did not have an valid driver’s license and was not wearing a seat belt, “was seen running red lights and driving recklessly,” prior to the accident, TPD said.

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After running the stop light at Golf Links and Pantano, Updyke’s 2000 white Ford Expedition collided with a U.S. mail delivery truck, then rolled and struck a third vehicle before coming to a stop.

Witness interviews and roadway evidence showed “reckless driving is the major contributing factor in the collision,” a TPD news release said.