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Wheelchair-bound man dead after being hit by a car in Phoenix

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Updated  November 10, 2024 5:21pm MST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 10 Phoenix

Man in wheelchair killed after being hit by car

The Brief

    • A pedestrian-involved crash left a man in a wheelchair dead on Sunday morning in Phoenix.
    • The initial investigation shows the man was crossing Southern Avenue mid-block when he was struck by a westbound vehicle.
    • The driver of the vehicle stayed on the scene and did not show any signs of impairment.

PHOENIX - A wheelchair-bound person was pronounced dead at a local hospital after he was hit by a car while crossing the street in Phoenix on Saturday afternoon.

The person was identified only as a 77-year-old man. 

According to a police report, the man was crossing Southern Avenue in the middle of the block when he was hit by a vehicle traveling westbound.

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Police say the driver of the vehicle, a Jeep Liberty, was a 61-year-old man.

The driver stayed on the scene and was uninjured.

Phoenix Police Vehicular Crimes detectives are investigating the incident.

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Police wrote that the driver stayed on the scene and did not show signs of impairment.

Police added the wheelchair-bound man was crossing the street mid-block, based on a preliminary investigation.

The Source

  • Phoenix Police contributed to this report.