Police: Driver dead after striking car, tree in Mesa

A fatal crash caused traffic restrictions near Loop 202 and Guadalupe Road on Wednesday night.

According to Mesa police, a car was heading east on Guadalupe Road when it collided with another vehicle on the west side of the 202, causing damage, but the other driver did not sustain serious injuries.

The eastbound car, according to officials, then continued to head in that direction at a high rate of speed, and struck a tree on the south curb of E. Guadalupe. The driver, identified as 29-year-old Jefte Daniel Boll, died from his injuries.

Police say the cause of the crash was speed and no charges are pending.

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