PHOENIX, AZ—Authorities are looking for a hit-and-run driver who caused a car to crash into a Phoenix home on Saturday, July 22.
The incident happened around 10:30 a.m. near 21st and Sunnyside avenues, according to Phoenix Police Sgt. Maggie Cox.
When officers arrived on the scene, the crash victim told police he and another driver got into a traffic dispute near 19th and Peoria avenues.
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The victim said after the dispute, he drove off and the other driver followed him and crashed into the back of his car, said Sgt. Cox.
The impact of the collision pushed the victim’s car into the house. Police said the homeowners were not there when the crash occurred.
“They were going like 80 miles an hour down this road,” said Nellie Fournier who witnessed the accident.
Her doorbell camera captured the truck that police said fled the scene and can be seen racing away from the crash.
Fournier and other neighbors ran to help moments after the collision. “We were talking to the father and son that were in the car, asking if they were okay,” said Fournier.
The victim and his adult passenger suffered minor injuries, Sgt. Cox said.
Police are looking for the suspect who drove away in a 2011 Silver Ford150 truck.
Driver Kills 2 in Separate Crashes, Flees Scenes
A 17-year-old boy and 28-year-old man are dead after they were both fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in two separate instances on the night of Saturday, July 13, Phoenix police said.
According to Phoenix police, a 1997 Lincoln Town Car was speeding southbound on 43rd Avenue near Indian School Road in the center turn lane when the driver hit and killed 17-year-old Nester Lopez, who was crossing 43rd Avenue.
Nester Lopez was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
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The driver of the Lincoln Town Car fled from the scene at 43rd Avenue and continued to drive southbound when he ran a red light and hit a “2007 Scion Coupe operated by 28-year-old Edgar Ferral-Lopez who was entering the intersection on a green light,” police said.
Edgar Ferral-Lopez was also transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The driver of the Lincoln Town Car fled from the second fatal hit-and-run scene on foot, abandoning his vehicle in the roadway. So far, police do not know the driver’s identity, and say he has not yet been located.
Anyone with information regarding this crash is asked to call the Phoenix Police Department at 602-262-6151. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish.
