The Pima County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Monday involving two pickup trucks on South Cherokee Lane and West Scotland Road.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, on Monday April 26 at about 6:30 a.m., a Nissan pickup traveling northbound on Cherokee Lane failed to stop at the stop sign and collided with a Chevy Silverado. The driver of the Nissan, an adult male identified as 20-year-old Alejandro Herrera fled the scene with two passengers remaining in the truck.
An adult male occupant of the Nissan was pronounced deceased at the scene, the second occupant was transported to a local area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The sole occupant of the Chevy Silverado was uninjured.
While conducting a search for Herrera, detectives learned he had been taken to a local hospital by a friend.
Herrera was booked into the Pima County Adult Detention Center for Manslaughter, Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Collision, Reckless driving, and other felonies.