{"id":323681,"date":"2025-10-22T11:23:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/323681\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T11:23:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:23:32","slug":"pedestrian-killed-after-being-hit-by-pickup-truck-in-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/323681\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrian killed after being hit by pickup truck in Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX \u2014 A pedestrian has died after being hit by a pickup truck in west Phoenix on Monday night, authorities announced.<\/p>\n<p>Chad Bratcher, 49, was identified as the victim of the crash by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenix.gov\/content\/dam\/phoenix\/policesite\/mediaadvisories\/2025\/963%205100%20W%20McDowell%20Rd.%20%20-%20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Phoenix Police Department<\/a> on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix police said officers responded to a crash near <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/MC1izNiXd6e47VZ97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">51st Avenue and McDowell Road<\/a> around 7:30 p.m. Monday.<\/p>\n<p>When officers got to the scene, they found Bratcher, who was suffering from life-threatening injuries after being hit by a pickup truck.<\/p>\n<p>Bratcher was taken to a nearby hospital by personnel from the Phoenix Fire Department and later died from his injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the pickup truck stayed at the scene of the crash, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The initial investigation showed that Bratcher was crossing the westbound lanes of McDowell Road mid-block when he was struck, the department said.<\/p>\n<p>Police added that impairment does not appear to be a factor in this crash.<\/p>\n<p>No other details were released and the investigation into this crash remains open.<\/p>\n<p>Bratcher is the second pedestrian to be hit and killed in Phoenix since Sunday, as a man was killed in a hit-and-run near<a href=\"https:\/\/ktar.com\/arizona-news\/fatal-phoenix-hit-and-run-collision\/5763745\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> 27th and Northern avenues<\/a> on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/J_Vinton52\" data-show-count=\"false\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @J_Vinton52<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">Have a story idea or tip? 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