Driver accused of hitting, killing bicyclist in Phoenix

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PHOENIX - Police arrested a driver who allegedly hit and killed a man riding his bicycle in Phoenix.

According to Sgt. Vincent Cole with Phoenix Police, the collision happened at 10 p.m. on Dec. 16 near 34th Street and McDowell Road when 53-year-old Jeffrey Ray was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street.

Ray was taken to a hospital where he later died.

The driver of the vehicle, identified as 18-year-old Javon Holston, didn't stop after the collision but was eventually found by police and arrested, Sgt. Cole said.

Holston was booked into jail and is accused of leaving the scene of an accident.