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Phoenix Police Investigate Fatal Hit-and-Run and Separate Suspected DUI Pedestrian Crash

Police have not released a vehicle description in the south Phoenix death.

Overview

  • A man was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck just after 8 p.m. Sunday near 19th Street and Broadway Road, officers said.
  • The driver in that collision left before police arrived, and investigators shut down the area to process evidence.
  • In an unrelated incident around 12:30 a.m. at 16th Street and Indian School Road, a pedestrian suffered serious injuries after being hit by an SUV.
  • Police said the driver in the early-morning crash showed signs of impairment, was processed for DUI, and was released pending toxicology results.
  • Video from the early-morning scene showed a Ford Bronco being towed, and both cases remain under investigation.