{"id":724219,"date":"2026-04-13T04:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/724219\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T04:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:43:14","slug":"man-who-used-a-wheelchair-dies-after-central-phoenix-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/724219\/","title":{"rendered":"Man who used a wheelchair dies after central Phoenix collision"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOENIX \u2014 A man who used a wheelchair died on Saturday due to injuries he sustained in a collision on Thursday in central Phoenix.<\/p>\n

The man, who was possibly impaired and has not been identified, was hit by a vehicle near 25th and Roosevelt Streets<\/a> around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Phoenix Police Department.<\/p>\n

Officers arrived to find him with life-threatening injuries and Phoenix Fire Department personnel transported him to the hospital.<\/p>\n

The Vehicular Crimes Unit determined the driver, who remained at the scene, tried to avoid the wheelchair user as he entered the roadway but was unable to.<\/p>\n

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The driver did not show signs of impairment, police said.<\/p>\n

The man died from his injuries on Saturday, and the investigation in ongoing.<\/p>\n

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