PHOENIX — A pedestrian is dead following a crash in central Phoenix early Saturday morning, the city's police department reports.
Phoenix police officers responded to the area near Galvin Parkway and McDowell Road for a crash around 1 a.m. When officers got there, they found a pedestrian on the road who was dead and several vehicles stopped nearby.
Detectives spoke to witnesses and learned that the pedestrian was on the road, for unknown reasons, and was hit by an unknown vehicle driving west on McDowell Road. The unknown vehicle drove off after the crash.
A second vehicle, also heading west on McDowell, hit the pedestrian while he was lying on the road. The driver of the second vehicle stopped and called for help.
Phoenix police said the Office of the Medical Examiner responded to the scene.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to call Phoenix police or Silent Witness if they want to remain anonymous.
Silent Witness:
Arizona's Silent Witness program allows people to send in tips and share information about crimes happening within their local communities.
The program shares unsolved felony case information in multiple ways, including TV, radio and social media.
Anyone who has information on a crime or recognizes a suspect described by the program is asked to call 480-948-6377, go to the program's website online or download the Silent Witness app to provide a tip. The identity of anyone who submits a tip is kept anonymous.
Calls to Silent Witness are answered 24/7 by a live person and submitted tips are accepted at all times. Submitted tips are then sent to the detective(s) in charge of the specific case.
Individuals who submit tips that lead to an arrest or indictment in the case can get a reward of up to $1,000.
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