{"id":205665,"date":"2025-09-06T18:48:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T18:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/205665\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T18:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T18:48:15","slug":"pedestrian-dead-after-central-phoenix-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/205665\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrian dead after central Phoenix collision"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOENIX \u2014 A pedestrian is dead after a Friday evening collision involving a semi-truck in central Phoenix, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The pedestrian has not yet been identified. However, the driver was 40-year-old Brian Edwards, according to the Phoenix Police Department.<\/p>\n

Officers responded to reports of a collision involving a pedestrian near 27th and Glenrosa avenues<\/a> around 8:40 p.m.<\/p>\n

When police arrived on scene, they found an adult man suffering from life-threatening injuries. The Phoenix Fire Department took the man to a nearby hospital where he later died of his injuries.<\/p>\n

According to Phoenix police, detectives learned that Edwards was repositioning the semi-truck and the passenger was by the truck after exiting.<\/p>\n

Edwards remained on the scene, was evaluated for impairment and then booked on related charges.<\/p>\n

No other information was provided.<\/p>\n

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