Robert Plata, 64, dies after being struck by vehicle on West Congress Street and North Church Avenue in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson PD release identity of pedestrian killed in downtown hit and run
Robert Plata, 64, was struck by a vehicle on West Congress Street and North Church Avenue, according to Tucson police. Officers from the Downtown District arrived on scene shortly before 3 p.m. and found the Tucson Fire Department treating Plata in the road in front of a Sun Link stop.
He had obvious signs of trauma and was transported to Banner University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. According to the TPD, Plata died from his injuries on Monday, April 2.
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