TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A motorcyclist in Pima county succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, Nov. 22, after a serious crash nearly one week earlier.

In the late morning of Sunday, Nov. 16, Pima County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a reported motorcycle collision with an SUV along Picture Rocks Rd, north of Saguaro National Park West.

The rider, 37-year-old Billy Torres, suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to an area hospital. The other driver, 78-year-old Kenneth Pitts, had minor injuries and remained at the scene.

Following their investigation, PCSD detectives believe Torres, traveling eastbound and likely speeding, failed to stay in the right lane during a curve, and crossed the center line into Pitts’s oncoming vehicle. Torres was ejected from his bike.

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