Tragedy struck early Saturday morning when 53-year-old Victor Manuel Mendoza was fatally injured in a hit-and-run incident at a west Phoenix intersection, as reported by FOX 10 Phoenix. Mendoza was crossing at the crosswalk at 35th Avenue and Grand Avenue when a small sedan, apparently running a red light, violently ended his life and precipitated a string of non-stop vehicular blows.
Responding to the scene at approximately 5:05 a.m., officers discovered Mendoza with critical injuries, from which he would not recover. Witnesses to the aftermath or the incident itself are urged to step forward with information that can shed light on the event, a heartbreaking example of the city’s hit-and-run epidemic. Police have not released specifics regarding potential suspects or vehicles involved. Still, the reality stands: multiple drivers fled, a man died, and a community recoiled, according to AZ Family.
The investigation into Mendoza’s death is still underway as detectives try to piece together what happened. Police believe that after he was hit by a sedan, he may have been hit by other cars that did not stop, which leaves many unanswered questions, as noted by AZ Family…