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Phoenix crash kills man, sends infant to hospital

(Metro Creative Connection)

Phoenix police detectives are investigating a Saturday morning collision in the West Valley that killed a 51-year-old man and injured an infant.

The crash occurred about 8:30 a.m. Nov. 4 near 83^rd Avenue and Palm Lane where police found a vehicle that had crashed into a tree.

Paul Lopez died at the scene, and the infant, who was in a car seat, was taken to a hospital as a precaution, according to a release.

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Phoenix crash kills man, sends infant to hospital

(Metro Creative Connection)

Posted Sunday, November 5, 2023 5:42 am

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Phoenix police detectives are investigating a Saturday morning collision in the West Valley that killed a 51-year-old man and injured an infant.

The crash occurred about 8:30 a.m. Nov. 4 near 83^rd Avenue and Palm Lane where police found a vehicle that had crashed into a tree.

Paul Lopez died at the scene, and the infant, who was in a car seat, was taken to a hospital as a precaution, according to a release.

Preliminary information indicates Lopez was traveling southbound on 83^rd Avenue “when, for unknown reasons, his vehicle veered into the raised median and struck a tree,” the release stated.

Authorities are reconstructing the accident to determine what led up to the crash and said the relationship between Lopez and the infant remains part of the ongoing investigation.