PHOENIX — A 4-year-old boy has died after he was hit by a car on Monday evening in central Phoenix.
Phoenix police say they were called to the area of 36th Street and McDowell Road just after 8 p.m. for a reported crash involving a pedestrian.
When officers arrived, they found a boy who had been struck by a car. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition and later died.
He has been identified by police as 4-year-old Miguel Dominguez.
The driver, identified as a woman, remained at the scene.
During a preliminary investigation, detectives learned the boy was walking slightly ahead of his mother in the crosswalk when he was struck.
The mother was also struck but did not suffer any injuries.
Police say impairment is not suspected to be a factor in the crash.
The investigation remains ongoing.
The area is densely populated with businesses, apartments and traffic that runs parallel with Interstate 10, creating a potentially hazardous environment for pedestrians.
According to data from the Maricopa Association of Governments, McDowell Road appears 11 times on a list of the top 100 intersections ranked by crash risk. One particularly dangerous hotspot is at 24th Street, just a mile and a half away from Monday's fatal crash.
