According to the authorities, the accident was reported just after 5:30 a.m. March 4, near Thomas Road and 83rd Avenue, west of Desert Sky Mall
Maryvale, AZ – A man was sent to a hospital with major injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Maryvale early Wednesday morning.
According to the authorities, the accident was reported just after 5:30 a.m. March 4, near Thomas Road and 83rd Avenue, west of Desert Sky Mall.
A report by the Phoenix Police Department indicates that a man was hit by a car near the intersection. The events leading up to the victim being struck were yet to be established.
The Phoenix Fire Department responded to the scene and found the severly injured man in the roadway.
The victim was then rushed to a hospital and was listed in critical condition. The authorities did not release the pedestrian’s identity.
The driver was at the scene when authorities arrived and was cooperating with the investigators, police reported.
It’s still unclear whether the pedestrian was in a marked or unmarked crosswalk when he was struck.
The intersection was shut down for several hours as authorities investigated the incident. The incident remained under investigation by the Phoenix Police Department.
Maricopa County has the highest population in Arizona and is the fourth-most populated countrywide. The county highly contributes to the traffic accidents that result in injuries and fatalities yearly in Arizona. The state has seen a slight decline in traffic incidents over the past two years, but crash-related fatalities remain high. In 2023, the state recorded 122,247 motor-vehicle crashes resulting in 1,307 deaths, according to reports by AZDOT. In 2024, total crashes dropped to 121,107 and fatalities fell to 1,228 – a 6.1% decrease from the previous year. Despite this modest improvement, serious injuries and fatalities remain near historically high levels, underscoring persistent road-safety challenges. Speeding, impaired driving, and failure to yield continue to be leading contributors to fatal and serious collisions involving pedestrians statewide. While emergency response initiatives and public-awareness campaigns aim to curb these risks, Arizona’s highways and urban roadways still experience a substantial number of severe crashes each year.
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