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Friday, September 12, 2014
A man who works at a Tempe bar faces felony charges after he allegedly fled the scene of a fatal hit-and-run in Tempe, police said. Jon Alguire was crossing the street mid-block near Apache Boulevard and McClintock Drive on Friday around 9 p.m. when he was hit by a vehicle, said Tempe police Lt. Jeffrey Glover. Gordecki faces one count each of driving under the influence, felony hit-and-run vehicle collision and false reporting to police.
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Saturday, March 8, 2014
A man was killed early Sunday morning in Scottsdale after he was struck by a cab while crossing the street, police said. The 45-year-old man had left a restaurant on Scottsdale Road north of McDowell Road and was crossing Scottsdale mid-block, not in a crosswalk, when he was hit by a Yellow Cab that was driving north, a Scottsdale Police Department spokesman said. The man was taken to Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Medical Center where he died, police said.
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Sunday, January 19, 2014
A 60-year-old pedestrian was killed early Monday after a truck struck him as he was crossing a street in Glendale, authorities said. The accident occurred near 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road just after 7 a.m. when an 81-year-old Glendale man driving a pickup truck hit a pedestrian who was jay walking, according the Glendale Fire Department. The pedestrian, a 60-year-old man whose name has not been released until family can be notified, was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. Speed and impairment were not factors in the crash.