{"id":724595,"date":"2026-04-13T08:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/724595\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T08:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:38:23","slug":"man-in-wheelchair-dies-days-after-being-hit-by-car-in-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/724595\/","title":{"rendered":"Man in wheelchair dies days after being hit by car in Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A man in a wheelchair died after he was hit by a car near 24th Street and Roosevelt Street, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong class=\"cms__embed-related-story\">RELATED: <a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/plane-down-middle-central-phoenix-214032859.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Plane makes emergency landing on busy central Phoenix road;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Plane makes emergency landing on busy central Phoenix road&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Plane makes emergency landing on busy central Phoenix road<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Authorities said the crash happened on April 9 around 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When police got to the scene, they found the man with serious injuries. He was taken to the hospital and died on April 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police said the man was in the roadway and may have been impaired when he was hit. The driver of the car tried to avoid the man but could not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The driver stayed on scene and showed no signs of impairment, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police have not released the identity of the man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&gt;&gt; This story will be updated as additional information becomes available. 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