Phoenix man killed in gun-safety demo

A 26-year-old Phoenix man accidentally killed himself early Sunday while explaining gun safety to two Sierra Vista residents.
Samuel Benally Jr. was at an apartment on West Tacoma Street when he said guns should be kept unloaded because people could point them at their heads, said Sierra Vista police Sgt. Brett Mitchell.
Benally then demonstrated by putting his own 9mm Ruger, which he believed to be unloaded, to his head and firing it, Mitchell said.
Benally was flown to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Mitchell said.
An investigation is ongoing, but police do not believe alcohol or drugs were involved, Mitchell said.
Kim Smith
Motorcyclist hurt in South Side wreck
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash Sunday night on the South Side.
The accident happened about 7:15 p.m. at Benson Highway and South Palo Verde Road, according to Deputy Dawn Barkman of the Pima County Sheriff's Department
The crash occurred when a northbound vehicle on Palo Verde turned in front of a motorcyclist heading south. The motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries.
That crash occurred about five minutes after another crash in which one person was thrown from a vehicle.
That accident happened at South Alvernon Way and East Irvington Road.
One vehicle struck the side of another vehicle in that crash, Barkman said. A person who was ejected from one of the vehicles suffered life-threatening injuries, she said.
No other details were available Sunday night.