Tempe PD: Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run near Baseline and Mill, suspected driver arrested

Police arrest suspect in deadly Tempe hit-and-run crash

TEMPE, Ariz. - Tempe Police have arrested a driver after a bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash near Baseline and Mill on April 2, officials say.

A 41-year-old woman was crossing Baseline Road when a truck making a left turn hit her and fled.

The truck, allegedly driven by 40-year-old Raul Portillo, was pulling a trailer at the time and may have dragged the woman several hundred feet during the crash.

Tempe police said they visited Portillo's home at 1 AM on Saturday morning and obtained information that suggested that he was involved in a collision.