PHOENIX — A man is dead after he was reportedly run over by his girlfriend in north Phoenix late Saturday night.
Phoenix police say they got a call regarding a domestic violence incident near I-17 and Thunderbird Road around 9:30 p.m.
When officers arrived, they found a man laying in the roadway and a woman trying to help him.
The man, later identified as 29-year-old Marceliano Herrera, was rushed to the hospital where he died from his injuries.
Witnesses told police Herrera was holding on to a passenger door handle as the woman was attempting to leave in the vehicle. He reportedly fell and was run over by the vehicle.
Police say the driver immediately stopped, called 911, and tried to provide medical aid.
The driver did not show any signs of impairment, according to police.
Police continue to investigate what led up to the incident.
