PHOENIX — One person is dead after he was struck by a vehicle Saturday night in north Phoenix.
Phoenix police say they were called to the area of Cave Creek and Bell roads at about 7:30 p.m. for a report of a crash involving a pedestrian.
When officers got to the scene, they found a man suffering from serious injuries.
That man, who has since been identified as 43-year-old Carlos Lopez-Chavez, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The vehicle that hit the man had left the scene before police arrived.
Police believe Lopez-Chavez was crossing Cave Creek Road just north of Bell Road mid-block when he was struck.
No information has been released about a possible suspect or their vehicle at this point.
The crash remains under investigation.
