Bicycle rider dies after getting hit by car on Phoenix street
May 18, 2022, 10:33 AM
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PHOENIX – A man who was riding a bicycle died after getting struck by a car Tuesday night in west Phoenix, authorities said.
Officers responded to a call about an injury collision on 51st Avenue south of Camelback Road around 7:45 p.m., the Phoenix Police Department said in a press release.
Police learned that bicyclist Ernest Keister, 60, was hit by a sedan heading south on 51st Avenue.
Keister was taken to a hospital, where he died of his injuries.
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The driver of the car remained on the scene.
Police said there was no evidence impairment contributed to the collision.
No other information was made available. The investigation is ongoing.
