Motorcyclist, 42, killed in crash on Tucson’s southeast side

A 42-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash Friday night on the city’s southeast side, Tucson police said.

The crash happened about 8 p.m. when Colby Matthew Sweet was headed east on East Golf Links Road just east of South Wilmot Road and collided with a pickup truck making a left turn, police said in a news release.

Sweet died at the crash scene.

Investigators say the unidentified 37-year-old driver of a red 2015 Ram pickup was stopped at a stop sign at South Calle Polar and started to make a left turn when his vehicle was struck by the motorcycle that “was traveling well above the posted 40 mph speed limit,” the release said.

“Failure to yield at a stop sign by the driver of the Ram and excessive speed by the motorcyclist are believed to be the primary contributing factors in the crash,” the release said.

The investigation continues.