PHOENIX, AZ – A woman in a wheelchair died Saturday evening after a hit-and-run driver struck her at a busy intersection in west Phoenix, reports Fox 10 Phoenix.
The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of 63rd Avenue and Palm Lane, which is just south of Desert West Lake.
Police say the woman died after the driver fled the scene.
A full investigation is underway.
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