PHOENIX — One person is dead and three others are hurt after a hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning in west Phoenix.
Phoenix fire officials say they were called to the area near 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road around 1:15 a.m. for reports of a crash.
Police found that two vehicles were involved in the collision. One of the vehicles, a black SUV, was unoccupied. The second vehicle, a gray SUV, was occupied by four adults.
All four people were taken to the hospital according to police.
One of the passengers, 49-year-old Flavio Ortiz, died at the hospital. The three other occupants are expected to survive.
Officials say the gray SUV was making a left-hand turn from 43rd Avenue onto McDowell Road when it collided with the black SUV that was driving south on 43rd Avenue.
Police say that the driver of one vehicle had fled the scene. That person is still at large.
This crash remains under investigation. If anyone has any information, contact the Phoenix Police Department or Silent Witness.
