E’Lyanha Nevaeh Valenzuela and Mickey Daniel Ortiz die in fatal Tucson, Arizona motorcycle crash

E’Lyanha Nevaeh Valenzuela and Mickey Daniel Ortiz die in fatal Tucson, Arizona motorcycle crash

Fatal Tucson, Arizona motorcycle crash death of E’Lyanha Nevaeh Valenzuela and Mickey Daniel Ortiz – Obituary

E’Lyanha Nevaeh Valenzuela, 18, and Mickey Daniel Ortiz, 20, were killed Monday night, January 5, in a collision involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle in Tucson, Arizona. The crash occurred near the intersection of East 22nd Street and South Country Club Road.

Tucson Police reported that the victims were riding an SSR Motorsports dirtbike eastbound on 22nd Street when a Kia SUV turned left from westbound 22nd Street onto southbound Country Club Road, colliding with the motorcycle. Both Valenzuela and Ortiz were not wearing helmets and were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Kia was uninjured.

Investigators indicated that failure to use an operable headlamp on the dirtbike and failure to yield while making a left turn were primary factors in the crash. An evaluation determined that the Kia driver was not impaired by alcohol or drugs. Authorities have not issued charges as the investigation remains ongoing.