A man was riding a motorcycle westbound on Ajo Way when he tried to make a left turn onto northbound 6th Avenue and was hit by a westbound 2018 Grand Jeep Cherokee that ran a red light

Tucson, AZ.– An elderly man died days after being involved in a motorcycle collision in Tucson, according to the Tucson Police Department.
The crash took place at about 3:00 p.m. July 22, on W. Ajo Way and S. 6th Avenue.
Police said William Laird Ort, 80, was riding a motorcycle westbound on Ajo Way when he tried to make a left turn onto northbound 6th Avenue and was hit by a westbound 2018 Grand Jeep Cherokee that ran a red light.
Ort was taken to a hospital and was pronounced deceased on July 27.
The other driver was cited for failure to stop for a red light.
The accident is under investigation.
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