Tucson Man and Baby Killed In 2-Car Crash: Police

TUCSON, AZ — An investigation is underway after a fatal car crash killed a man and an infant in Tucson Friday night.

A news release from the Tucson Police Department said that officers were called to 12th Avenue and Bilby Road at 6:49 p.m. to a crash involving two cars and four pedestrians. Tucson Fire personnel were also called to provide aid to all involved.

Both drivers were treated, one with minor injuries and the other with none. Two of the pedestrians, 37-year-old Anthony T. Leyvas and six-month-old Xander Leyvas, died at the scene. The other two pedestrians were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Detectives investigating found that a black 2013 Chrysler 200 was making a left turn onto Bilby Road when it crashed with a maroon 2008 Chevrolet Silverado in the intersection. The Chevrolet was pushed into a nearby bus stop, where it hit the four pedestrians. Detectives believe excessive speed was the cause of the crash, according to the news release.

Both drivers cooperated, police said, and neither was found to be impaired at the time of the crash.

The investigation will continue and no charges or citations have been handed out. Anyone with information about the collision has been asked to call 88-CRIME.

Traffic-related deaths are up in 2020; 79 have occurred so far this year, compared to 66 total in 2019, according to data from the Tucson Police Department. The biggest jump involved motorcycle deaths, which went from 10 in 2019 to 23 so far in 2020.