PHOENIX — A man is dead and a driver is at large after a hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning in central Phoenix.
Phoenix police say they were called to the area near 16th Street and Camelback Road around 12:30 a.m. for a crash with injuries.
When officers arrived, they found two cars involved, along with a man suffering from serious injuries.
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The man, identified as 29-year-old Dillon Mares was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other driver, who was reportedly at fault, fled the scene before police arrived.
Police believe the driver that fled was driving southbound on 16th Street when it ran a red light at Camelback Road and struck the car Mares was driving.
The crash remains under investigation.
Police are asking anyone with information regarding this crash to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish-speaking.
