PHOENIX — A man is dead after a crash in Phoenix on Thursday, the city's police department said.
Around 7:45 p.m., officers responded to reports of a crash near 73rd Avenue and Thomas Road. Officers at the scene then found a man driving one of the vehicles involved in the crash with serious injuries.
The man, 41-year-old Kruger Alexis Marenco Montecino, was taken to a nearby hospital but later died, officials said.
Witnesses told authorities that the 24-year-old driver of a dark-colored truck was speeding without lights on when he hit Montecino's vehicle.
According to authorities, the man driving the other vehicle stayed on the scene and showed signs of impairment. He was then processed for DUI.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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