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Man in wheelchair killed after being hit by car
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.
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.