Motorist killed after fleeing during highway traffic stop near Tucson | Local news

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A motorist who crashed into a state trooper who stopped him on Interstate 10 was killed while trying to escape, authorities said.

The lone male driver died at the site of the Jan. 13 incident that closed a section of the highway near Marana, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.

The driver was traveling west on I-10 near the Pinal Air Park exit when it was stopped for speeding around 10:30 p.m., the agency said.

The man “fought the soldier when he tried to escape on foot,” but he didn’t get far, DPS said.

“The suspect ran into the eastern lane of I-10, where he was hit several times and died on site,” said the agency.

DPS has not released the man’s name as his identity is yet to be confirmed.

Contact reporter Carol Ann Alaimo at 573-4138 or calaimo@tucson.com. On Twitter: @AzStarConsumer

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