1 dead and 1 seriously injured in car crash into building

One person was killed and another seriously injured when a driver lost control and crashed his car into a building early Tuesday morning, officials said.

The single-vehicle crash occurred shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Aviation Parkway at the corner of Technical Drive, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.

Investigators say a black Dodge Charger was traveling east on Aviation Street at a high rate of speed. The driver lost control on a curve and crashed into a building in the 3700 block of East Technical Drive, striking concrete barriers, several signs and a light pole along the way, police said.

The two occupants of the Charger were ejected from the car. The driver, whose name was not released, suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital.

The passenger, later identified as 26-year-old Nicole Gutierrez, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, the press release said.

The investigation is ongoing.