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.
