An unidentified 79-year-old man was killed in a vehicle accident on Nov. 4 in east Phoenix according to a Monday news release from the Phoenix Police Department.
According to the release, at approximately 9 a.m., Phoenix Police and Fire units responded to the area of 4800 E. Thomas Road to a single vehicle collision.
Preliminary information indicates a 79-year-old man was driving eastbound on Thomas Road when he appeared to experience a medical emergency. The vehicle crossed into westbound traffic lanes before leaving the roadway on the north side of the street and colliding with a block wall. The vehicle then traveled back across all lanes of traffic, left the roadway on the south side of Thomas Road, and struck a tree, causing it to roll onto its side.
