PHOENIX — Banner Health says a patient has been identified after asking for the public’s help naming a man who was hit by a car in west Phoenix earlier this year.
The man sustained a brain injury and is unable to communicate with his care team.
The man, who was described as Hispanic and likely in his 20s, was hit by a car near 27th Avenue and Buckeye Road on Jan. 12 before being taken to Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix, according to the health system.
The man had no ID when he arrived at the hospital, and nearly three months later, neither Banner nor the Phoenix Police Department had been able to determine who he is.
Banner released the following statement to ABC15 on Sunday:
"The young male accident victim who has been with Banner Health since being injured in a vehicle accident on Jan. 12 has been identified.
The Phoenix Police Department and Banner Health exhausted all usual means of tracking down identification or family before releasing a statement on Wednesday asking for the public’s help. Banner Health appreciates all who communicated information about the injured man leading to his identification late Thursday.
Due to privacy laws, no other information is being released."
