Jerel Glenn, 8, dies after being struck by driver that did not stop to render aid at 67th Avenue and Thomas Road in Phoenix, Arizona
8-year-old boy killed in west Phoenix hit-and-run
Detectives learned that the truck was driving northbound on 67th Avenue when it struck the boy, who reportedly stepped off the sidewalk into the street, according to police.
Family devastated after 8-year-old boy killed in hit-in-run in Phoenix
Phoenix police released a photo of the hit-and-run driver’s vehicle. The suspected truck is a 4-door lifted maroon or faded red color with a chrome strip across the door.
8-year-old dies in hit-and-run walking with friends after playing ball, AZ family says
Jerel’s mother, Jessica Ervin, said her son was walking back from the apartment complex next door when he was hit, according to a GoFundMe started by the family. Jerel and his friends had gone to the complex to use the playground and basketball court.
Driver arrested in hit-and-run that killed 8-year-old boy
Phoenix detectives arrested 28-year-old Christopher Silva-Conchillos in a hit-and-run fatal collision with 8-year-old Jerel Glenn.
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