Police identify woman in Phoenix hit-and-run incident, investigation underway
Oct 24, 2021, 9:15 AM | Updated: Nov 1, 2021, 12:08 pm
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PHOENIX — An effort to find the driver involved with a fatal hit-and-run in Phoenix Saturday afternoon is underway.
Police officers responded to the area of of 59th Avenue and Palm Lane just after 3:00 p.m. regarding a woman who got hit by a vehicle, officials say.
They found 42-year-old Jeannie Garza Montoya dead in the roadway upon arrival, officials say.
The vehicle that struck her abandoned the scene but was located nearby with no occupants present.
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An ongoing investigation restricted access to 59th Avenue between McDowell Road and Encanto Boulevard for several hours.
No other information was immediately available.
