PHOENIX — A man died following a fatal car crash in West Phoenix, police said.
Phoenix police officers responded to a crash in the area of 67th Avenue and Thomas Road at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Friday, police said. When officers arrived they located a man suffering from critical injuries trapped in his overturned SUV. Phoenix Fire responded, extracted the man and pronounced the man dead at the scene, police said.
Detectives from the vehicular crimes unit took over the investigation. The detectives learned that the victim, later identified as Ricardo Garcia, made a left turn into a private drive from Thomas Road when a second vehicle, driving west on Thomas Road, allegedly hit the victim’s vehicle, police stated.
The woman driver stayed at the scene and did not show any signs of impairment, police said.
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