A 43-year-old man is facing manslaughter in a fatal crash on Tucson's north side that claimed the life of a 19-year-old woman two months ago, police said.
Philipe Antonio de la Rosa, who was released from the hospital Thursday, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, aggravated assault, endangerment and felony criminal damage, said Sgt. Kimberly Bay, a Tucson Police Department spokeswoman.
De la Rosa was booked into the Pima County jail.
On Oct. 30, Gisela Puerta was driving a 2001 Toyota Corolla north in a median lane on North Swan Road, north of East Glenn Street, when her vehicle was struck head-on by a 2004 Toyota Camry that had crossed over into the lane, police said.
Puerta was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two passengers in the Corolla, a man in the front passenger seat and a woman in the rear passenger seat, survived.
The driver of the Camry, who later was identified as De la Rosa, was taken to Banner-University Medical Center Tucson with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Officers at the scene noticed De la Rosa had signs and symptoms of intoxication, police said.
