PHOENIX — Phoenix police are investigating a hit-and-run crash near 59th Avenue and Indian School Road that left one person dead and two others in the hospital.
Officers responded around 1:30 a.m., where they found two vehicles involved in the collision, police said. The driver of one of the vehicles had fled on foot, leaving behind an adult male passenger.
Phoenix Fire crews transported that passenger to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to police. He later died at the hospital.
Police identified the victim on Sunday as 18-year-old Marc Anthony Velazquez Serrano.
The other vehicle involved had an adult man and an adult woman inside. Both were taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Preliminary information from investigators suggests the driver who fled crossed into oncoming traffic before crashing into the second vehicle.
Authorities said it is not yet known whether speed or impairment played a role in the crash. The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO. Callers can remain anonymous.
