PHOENIX — A man is dead and police are looking for the driver who hit the man and left the scene early Friday morning in north Phoenix.
Phoenix police say they were called to the area along 35th Avenue just north of Northern Avenue just after 1 a.m. for a crash involving a pedestrian.
When officers arrived, they found a man who was seriously hurt. He was taken to the hospital, where he died of his injuries.
Police have since identified the man as 46-year-old Rogelio Peregrino.
Police believe Peregrino was in the northbound lanes of 35th Avenue when he was struck by the vehicle involved.
The vehicle left the scene and has not been located.
No suspect or vehicle description has been released at this point.
The crash remains under investigation.
If you have any information about this crash, you are asked to contact Silent Witness by calling 480-WITNESS or provide an anonymous tip online.
