PHOENIX – Police say a suspected disabled driver is responsible for a fatal accident in Phoenix on Saturday afternoon.
At around 2 p.m., rescue workers were called to the crime scene near 43rd Avenue and Butler Drive to investigate reports of a pedestrian struck by a car.
When police and firefighters arrived, it was said that the pedestrian had been declared dead on site.
Authorities say a vehicle was traveling north at high speed on 43rd Avenue when it hit the man who was on a marked zebra crossing.
“It is believed that, in addition to the speed, an impairment of the driver contributed to this collision,” said Phoenix Police Sgt. Anna Justus.
According to the police, the driver stayed on site and is reported because of the collision.
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