PHOENIX — A man has died after being struck by a vehicle in north Phoenix Wednesday night.
Phoenix police say they responded to the collision at around 6:50 p.m. near 19th Avenue and Bell Road.
When officers arrived, they located a man lying dead in the roadway.
Preliminary information shows that he was hit by a vehicle while walking east on Bell Road.
Officers say the driver, 25-year-old Angel Aguilar-Hernandez was later arrested for aggravated DUI.
Court documents say Aguilar-Hernandez, allegedly admitted to smoking marijuana and taking methadone before the collision.
Aguilar-Hernandez was also driving on a suspended license for a prior DUI in 2015, which was put into effect March 2019.
