Police looking for driver after woman dies in Phoenix hit-and-run
Oct 19, 2022, 8:00 AM | Updated: 8:16 am
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PHOENIX — Phoenix police are looking for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run Tuesday night that left one woman dead.
The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. near 23rd Street and Bell Road and involved two vehicles and one pedestrian, the Phoenix Police Department said in a press release.
Police said the woman was walking south across Bell Road when a vehicle driven by a man going west on Bell Road hit her.
A second vehicle also traveling west on Bell Road ran over the pedestrian laying in the roadway and continued driving. A vehicle description wasn’t provided.
The driver of the first vehicle stopped at a nearby gas station and remained on scene. He showed no signs of impairment.
The woman, who hasn’t been identified, died at the scene.
Anybody with information about the case was asked to call the Phoenix Police Department at 602-262-6151 or, to remain anonymous, Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (837-8446) for Spanish.