PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man is dead after he was hit by a driver who fled the scene overnight in south Phoenix.
The crash happened around 10 p.m. Thursday near 7th and Ellwood streets, north of Broadway Road.
Officers got to the scene and found the man with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. He has not been publicly identified.
Police respond to a deadly pedestrian crash near 7th and Ellwood streets.(AZFamily)
The driver involved in the crash fled the area before police arrived. No suspect vehicle information has been provided.
Detectives responded to investigate what led to the crash. That investigation has now been completed, with the area reopened.
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