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A 76-year-old man was killed Monday night in a near head-on crash northwest of Tucson, officials said.

Terrill Smith was driving a Hyundai Sonata about 8 p.m. north on North Trico Road near West Silverbell Road when the driver of a southbound Dodge Ram pickup truck crossed the center lane, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday in a news release.

Smith suffered head trauma in the wreck and died later at Banner-University Medical Center, the release said.

Karl Amundsen, 60, the driver of the Dodge, suffered minor injuries. Amundsen also "demonstrated signs of impairment," the news release said.

The investigation continues.

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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.