A pedestrian was struck and killed by a police cruiser on U.S. 60 near Silly Mountain Road, with reports from FOX 10 Phoenix indicating the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday and involved a Hayden Police Department patrol car. Details are scant, but the result was a tragic loss of life as the eastbound lanes were subsequently closed but later reopened at Mountain View Road.
The identity of the woman has yet to be disclosed, and the circumstances leading to the collision remain under investigation. Authorities have not yet released further details surrounding the cause of the event, nor has the interaction between the pedestrian and the vehicle been elaborated upon, as reported by azfamily.com. The Arizona Department of Public Safety has confirmed that the woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and efforts to clear the scene and look into the crash led to the road's closure for multiple hours, with traffic resuming by approximately 8 a.m. Monday morning.
Hayden, which sits southeast of Apache Junction and spans Gila and Pinal Counties, is not typically the focus of such grave news. The impact of this event on the Hayden community, which was visited by calamity through the collision, remains to be understood as the local police department and families grapple with the aftermath.
