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Man dies after jumping out of car, hit by another vehicle in Phoenix parking lot

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PHOENIX — Police say a man has died after he jumped out of a moving car and was hit by another vehicle in a Phoenix parking lot Saturday.

At about 11 a.m., officers responded to a vehicle collision in a parking lot near 32nd Street and Camelback Road.

Officers learned two men were in a moving car when the passenger reportedly jumped out and was run over by the vehicle.

The man, later identified as 40-year-old Jonathan Krejci, was taken to the hospital where he later died.

The driver stayed at the scene and an investigation is currently underway, police said.

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