PHOENIX — Police have identified the man who died following a crash in north Phoenix, police said.
Phoenix police officers responded to the area near Cave Creek and Bell roads regarding a crash involving a pedestrian around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. When officers got to the scene, they found a man with serious injuries. The man, later identified as 43-year-old Carlos Lopez-Chavez, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The vehicle involved in the crash did not stay at the scene, police said.
Preliminary information suggests Lopez-Chavez was crossing Cave Creek Road, mid-block, just north of Bell Road when he was struck.
The police did not release any further information regarding the crash.
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