Alleged DUI driver struck and killed pedestrian, Phoenix police say
PHOENIX - A man has been accused of aggravated DUI after he allegedly struck and killed another man near 43rd Avenue and Glendale on Saturday night.
Police say they found 35-year-old Ricardo Martinez with "obvious signs of trauma" on top of a car stopped in the street.
Martinez died at the hospital. The driver, 47-year-old Matthew Rhoades, was uninjured.
Witnesses say Martinez had crossed the street mid-block when he was hit.
Rhoades, who apparently had a suspended license, showed signs of impairment and was booked into jail, police say.
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