PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man wanted after allegedly causing and fleeing a crash that seriously injured a person in north Phoenix last week has been arrested.
Last Thursday afternoon, first responders were dispatched to a 3-vehicle hit-and-run crash on southbound Interstate 17 near Dixileta Drive, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS).
Authorities say a driver rear-ended a pickup truck, causing that truck to hit another vehicle before rolling into the median. That driver was transported to a nearby hospital for serious injuries.
The suspect reportedly fled the scene on foot and escaped police dogs and a helicopter during a search that day…