Man crossing Phoenix street hit by 2 vehicles, killed

PHOENIX -- Police say a man was hit and killed as he and two others walked across a Phoenix street overnight.

The three were crossing Thomas Road near 43rd Avenue, when one of the men was hit by two cars and killed.

It happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday.

Police said the driver, a 29-year-old, was arrested nearby for DUI. The driver was not identified.

There was no word on injuries to the other two men, or whether charges were filed against the driver of the other vehicle.

Police said the men were not in a crosswalk.


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Phoenix police identify man in wheelchair hit and killed

PHOENIX -- Police have arrested a driver who fled the scene of an accident Saturday night after he allegedly struck and killed a man in a wheelchair.

Police said the victim, 46-year-old Christopher Emigh, was hit while crossing mid block on Indian School Road near 28th Street about 7:25 p.m.

The victim was reportedly thrown from his wheelchair into a light pole.

Fire department spokesman Hugh Chase said the victim died at the scene.

Police said the suspect fled but witnesses followed the male driver and police arrested him after a short foot pursuit near 32nd Street and Indian School Road.

Brandon Lee, 27, has been booked on charges of aggravated DUI and leaving the scene of a fatal accident, according to police.

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Troopers nail DUI suspects, seat-belt violators over 4th

In its push to target drunken drivers over the 4th of July weekend, the S.C. Highway Patrol made 342 DUI arrests, the patrol announced today.
That total includes 54 arrests by the newly formed trooper DUI team.
Last year during the same holiday weekend, the entire highway patrol made a total of 250 DUI cases.

During the recent 4th of July weekend, troopers also issued 4,687 citations for seat-belt violations over the weekend. That compares with 3,453 citations during the same weekend last year.
Last week, responding to the carnage caused by drunken drivers on state roads, troopers and the S.C. Department of Public Safety announced a crackdown.
“Drunk driving has plagued this state for years,” Highway Patrol Col. Kenny Lancaster said. “South Carolina consistently leads the nation in deaths caused by people getting behind the wheel drunk.”
In 2008, approximately 920 people were killed on state roads. Of the deaths, 54 percent were alcohol-related.
Lancaster said the new anti-drunk driving team is a permanent fixture in the patrol.


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