Crime & Safety

1 Dead In Monday Night McDowell Road Hit-And-Run

A 51-year-old man died in a hit-and-run crash near West McDowell Road and North 67th Avenue on Monday night. Here's what we know.

PHOENIX, AZ — A pedestrian was struck and killed near West McDowell Road and North 67th Avenue in Phoenix on Monday night, Phoenix Police said.

The victim was identified as a 51-year-old man who died after being transported to a nearby hospital, according to police.

The accident, which occurred on the 6500 block of West McDowell Road at around 9:45 p.m., involved a dark-colored pickup truck, which fled northbound on 67th Avenue after the crash, according to police.

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The pickup truck was traveling westbound on McDowell Road at the time of the crash, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call police or Silent Witness, at (480)-WITNESS, or (480)-TESTIGO for Spanish.

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