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Driver dies in car crash where suspect fled the scene on foot

Dec 11, 2021, 10:01 PM

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PHOENIX — Phoenix police are searching for the driver of a sedan that struck and killed a driver of a pickup truck in the area of 75th Avenue and Williams Street.

Officer learned of the crash when a pickup truck headed southbound on 75th Avenue was hit by a sedan who failed to stop at a stop sign causing a collision, according to police.

The driver of the sedan fled the scene on foot.

The driver of the pickup truck, 55-year-old Lewis Kemp, suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene.

No more information was made available as the investigation is ongoing.

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Driver dies in car crash where suspect fled the scene on foot