29-year-old pedestrian killed in collision in Phoenix

Camila Pedrosa, Arizona Republic
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Police said Darrle Woody was found dead in the street on Southern Avenue at about 3 a.m. on Monday morning. He'd been struck by a vehicle.
Police said Darrle Woody was found dead in the street on Southern Avenue at about 3 a.m. on Monday morning. He'd been struck by a vehicle.

A man was struck and killed by a vehicle on Southern Avenue in Phoenix early Monday morning.

Phoenix police responded to 5700 W. Southern Ave. in Phoenix just before 3 a.m. for a call regarding a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian. First responders found the pedestrian, later identified by police as 29-year-old Darrle Woody, dead in the street.

The driver of the vehicle remained on scene, and detectives said they do not believe impairment was involved in the crash. Police said a preliminary investigation indicated Woody was in the roadway when the vehicle, traveling west on Southern Avenue, struck him.

An investigation into the incident was ongoing.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Darrle Woody fatally struck by car on Southern Avenue in Phoenix