However, the passenger of one of the vehicles was critically injured during the course of the collision. He succumbed to his injuries while at the scene and was pronounced deceased. He has been identified as 26-year old Estevan David N. Zumano.
Detectives learned that a 2004 Chevrolet truck was heading westbound/southbound on East Golf Links Road in the curb lane, along the guardrail. The truck struck the guardrail and appeared to overcorrect to the left, causing Mr. Zumano to be thrown from the vehicle.
The truck then collided with the median before driving over it and into northbound/eastbound traffic. At the time, a 1999 Ford Explorer was northbound/eastbound on East Golf Links Road in the middle of the three eastbound traffic lanes. The Chevrolet truck struck the driver’s side of the Ford Explorer, causing the Explorer to roll over in the roadway.
During the course of the investigation, it was determined that the driver, identified as 22-year old Rede Maria Wamel Sotelo, of the Chevrolet truck was driving under the influence of alcohol. As a result, upon her release from the hospital, she was arrested for 1 count of Second Degree Murder, 1 count of Criminal Damage, and 1 count of Endangerment, all felony offenses. She was transported and booked into the Pima County Jail.