Suspect in in custody after deadly hit-and-run crash in Phoenix
PHOENIX - Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left one person dead in Phoenix.
According to Phoenix police, a pedestrian who is believed to be an adult male was hit by a vehicle near 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road just before 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Firefighters responded to the scene and pronounced the victim dead.
After the collision, the vehicle involved did not stay at the scene. Police say a suspect was taken into custody a few hours later after turning himself in. He's identified as Christepher Marion Crawford, 23.