Pedestrian killed after lying down in Phoenix traffic lane, police say
A man was struck and killed Monday night after lying down in traffic on Thomas Road, Phoenix police said.
A man died after laying down in traffic, according to Phoenix police. (File Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
(File Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
PHOENIX — A 41-year-old man was struck and killed Monday night after lying down in traffic on Thomas Road, Phoenix police said.
Joseph Virgil was lying in a traffic lane at 15th Street just after 10 p.m. when an eastbound vehicle hit him, authorities said.
Officers found Virgil in the road with serious injuries. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
The vehicle involved left the scene before officers arrived.
The case remains under investigation.
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