Glendale police search for driver in fatal hit-and-run
Jan 13, 2020, 1:10 PM
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PHOENIX – Police in Glendale said Monday a man has died after he was hit by a driver who fled the scene in a truck.
Carlos Chavez Aguirre, 39, and an unidentified girl were struck by a pickup truck Saturday as they crossed 49th and Glendale avenues around 7:15 p.m.
The dark-colored truck was heading westbound when it struck the two. The girl, a minor, was taken to the hospital. Her injuries weren’t life-threatening, police said in email.
Video showed the single-cab truck, possibly a Chevy Silverado produced between 2003 and 2006, turning right onto Orangewood Avenue after having been on 51st Avenue.
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Investigators said the truck windows were tinted too dark for the driver or any possible passengers to be identified.
The truck has oversize wheels and is custom-painted a dark brown.
No other details were immediately available.
Anyone with any information can contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for a potential reward, or the Glendale Police Department at 623-930-3000.
