A woman walking her dog was killed in a hit-and-run crash at 7th Street and Missouri Avenue in Phoenix, and her dog also died in the incident. The vehicle involved fled the scene.
The crash was reported by 12News, which identified the victim as a woman who was walking her dog at the time she was struck. The woman died as a result of the crash, according to the station's report.
Earlier Report Described a Life-Threatening Injury at the Same Intersection
An earlier account from the station described a vehicle-pedestrian crash at the same intersection on Oct. 24, just before 7 p.m., when Phoenix police were sent to the scene near 7th Street and Missouri Avenue for reports of a crash. Emergency crews transported the pedestrian to the hospital with life-threatening injuries at that time, and police said the involved vehicle fled the scene after the crash.
At the time of that initial report, the investigation was ongoing.
A Similar Case in West Phoenix Remains Unsolved
Hit-and-run crashes involving pedestrians walking their dogs have drawn attention elsewhere in the Phoenix area. In July, a pedestrian identified by police as 29-year-old Brittany Geib was struck near 51st Avenue and Elwood Street while walking her dog, according to azcentral.com. Accounts of what happened to Geib's dog in that incident have varied, with one passage describing the dog as being in critical condition.
Police in that case said a vehicle, possibly a Toyota Tacoma, was driving south on 51st Avenue when it struck Geib, and detectives believed a second vehicle, possibly a Toyota Camry, also struck her before leaving the area. Investigators said information leading to an arrest in that case would be eligible for a $2,000 reward.
