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Man dead, infant hurt after crash near 83rd Ave and McDowell Road in west Phoenix

The man has not yet been identified.
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PHOENIX — A man is dead and an infant is hurt after a crash Saturday morning in west Phoenix.

Phoenix police say it happened near 83rd Avenue and McDowell Road just before 8:30 a.m.

When officers arrived, they found a car had crashed into a tree.

The driver, identified as 51-year-old Paul Lopez, died from his injuries at the scene.

The infant was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Officials say the infant was in a car seat at the time of the crash.

Officials say Lopez was driving southbound on 83rd Avenue and, for unknown reasons, veered into the median and struck a tree.

This incident remains under investigation. Lopez's relationship to the infant is also part of the investigation.