Woman dies after early morning hit-and-run in east Phoenix

A woman died after being hit by a car while crossing a street in east Phoenix on Wednesday morning, authorities said.

The Phoenix Police Department identified the woman who died as 40-year-old Jennifer Knephfler.

Officers were called to the area of 24th and Van Buren streets for reports of someone laying in the roadway around 5 a.m. and found Knephfler east of the intersection near a business’s driveway and partially unconscious.

She was taken with serious injuries to a nearby hospital, where she later died.

Preliminary information indicated that Knephfler was struck by a possibly dark colored truck that was driving eastbound while crossing Van Buren Street.

The truck fled the scene before police arrived.

Anyone with information regarding that fatal east Phoenix hit-and-run is asked to call the Phoenix Police Department or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (837-8446) for Spanish speakers.

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