Where: The accident occurred in the 9200 block of East Old Vail Road in Tucson, Arizona.
What Happened: An SUV struck a tractor-trailer that was allegedly blocking the road while backing into a driveway.
Participants:
- Nola Rene Simonsen, driver of Ford Escape
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Nola Rene Simonsen, 41, killed
Details:
On or about Thursday, October 22nd, 2020, around 7:30 in the morning, an accident between an SUV and an 18-wheeler left a 41-year-old woman. Local officers said that the accident happened in the 9200 block of East Old Vail Road in Tucson, Arizona.
Authorities said that 41-year-old Nole Rene Simonsen was killed when the Ford Escape she was in collided with a tractor-trailer that was allegedly reversing into a driveway and blocking the eastbound lanes. Paramedics pronounced Simonsen dead of her injuries at the scene of the accident.
Google Maps shows East Old Vail Road as two lanes with a shared turn lane dividing east and westbound traffic. The area where the accident took place is located in the southeast part of Tucson.
Multiple agencies responded to the accident to aid in the investigation, which is still ongoing.