Man partially laying in Phoenix roadway dies after being struck by vehicle

Oct 29, 2021, 8:32 PM | Updated: Oct 30, 2021, 8:20 am

(Getty Images Photo/Roberto Machado Noa)

BY KTAR.COM

PHOENIX — Phoenix police said a man partially laying in the roadway died after being struck by a vehicle Friday morning.

Authorities responded to the fatal incident around 5:15 a.m. near 51st Avenue and Indian School Road and learned 39-year-old Robert Arzola was in the roadway.

Arzola was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said impairment isn’t believed to be a factor.

No additional information was made available.

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