PHOENIX — A worker was hit and killed while on the job in Phoenix Wednesday afternoon.
Phoenix police say the incident happened around 2 p.m. near Cave Creek Road and Dynamite Boulevard.
According to police, an SUV hit a work truck that was parked in the median in the area with road cones around it. That crash caused the work truck to hit the worker, 59-year-old Alex Gonzales, who was behind it.
Gonzales was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
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Family members say Gonzales leaves behind eight children and 25 grandchildren.
The driver of the SUV was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help Gonzales' family with funeral expenses.
