Hit-and-run suspect sought in Phoenix after injuring child walking in crosswalk
Apr 13, 2024, 11:00 AM | Updated: Jul 16, 2024, 12:39 pm
Picture of the Mitsubishi Montero that Phoenix police suspect hit an 11-year-old girl in a crosswalk. (Phoenix PD photo)
(Phoenix PD photo)
PHOENIX — Police are searching for a hit-and-run suspect who struck a girl walking in a school crosswalk on Friday, the Phoenix Police Department said.
Around 4 p.m., police arrived to the scene of a collision on Roeser Road east of 16th Street where officers found an 11-year-old girl who had been hit by a car.
Detectives learned she was hit by a suspect driving a silver Mitsubishi Montero with black roof racks and a black front push bumper.
The victim was crossing a marked school crosswalk as the suspect was traveling west on Roeser Road, according to authorities.
Suffering from serious injuries, she was taken to a hospital, although her injuries weren’t expected to threaten her life.
Anybody with information about the case was asked to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (837-8446) for Spanish.
