PHOENIX — A woman is dead after she was hit by a car Thursday morning in west Phoenix.
Phoenix police say they were called to the area near 91st Avenue and Thomas Road just before 6:30 a.m. for a reported crash.
When officers arrived, they found a woman lying in the roadway and a vehicle stopped nearby.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. She has only been identified as being in her 40s.
During an investigation detectives determined the woman was crossing in the intersection against the light when she was struck.
The driver stayed at the scene and was not injured. Police do not believe impairment was involved.
An investigation remains ongoing.
