Local campaign aims to reduce pedestrian crashes in the Valley
A hit-and-run pedestrian crash Sunday night left a Phoenix woman dead while the driver sped off. A new campaign aims to reduce the number of similar accidents. Author: Chris Latella Updated: 6:33 PM MST April 6, 2021
PHOENIX Jackie Peloquin was full of hope. Hope that things would be better in the future. Hope that her circumstances would soon improve, making it easier for her to visit her children and grandchild.
That hope ended abruptly when she was struck by a car while crossing Cave Creek Road at Sahuaro Road, in Phoenix Sunday night. Easter night.
Police investigating deadly hit-and-run crash in Phoenix after man found lying in road
By Brent Corrado
PHOENIX - Police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash in
Phoenix after an injured man was found lying in the road.
According to police, officers responded to an area near 27th Avenue and Bethany Home Road at 8:15 p.m. on April 6 and found the injured man.
He was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died.
At this time,
police do not have a description of the suspect s vehicle.
If you have any information, you re asked to call Phoenix Police at 602-262-6151 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.