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18-year-old dead in 5-vehicle crash involving police vehicle, suspect on the loose

Mar 18, 2023, 9:59 AM | Updated: Mar 19, 2023, 3:30 pm
(Facebook File Photo/Phoenix Police Department )...
(Facebook File Photo/Phoenix Police Department )
(Facebook File Photo/Phoenix Police Department )

PHOENIX — A five-vehicle crash involving a marked police vehicle left one person dead and a suspect outstanding in Phoenix on Friday night.

The crash occurred near 34th Street and McDowell Road just after 10 p.m., according to the Phoenix Police Department.

A total of five people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, including two female police officers, police said.

Marco Anthony Salgado Roman, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene.

One officer is still being treated for injuries but is in stable condition, police said.

The driver allegedly at fault fled the scene and remains outstanding.

An investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Phoenix Police Department at 602-262-6151 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377).

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18-year-old dead in 5-vehicle crash involving police vehicle, suspect on the loose