PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Police are searching for a driver who struck and killed a man before fleeing the scene early Friday morning in the Maryvale area of west Phoenix.

First responders were called to the reported pedestrian crash just before 6 a.m. near 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road . When officers arrived, they found a man with severe injuries.

Firefighters arrived and pronounced the man dead at the scene. The victim has not been publicly identified.

Witnesses reported seeing the driver briefly get out of a gray Jeep Cherokee, then got back in and drove away. According to Phoenix Police Sgt. Brian Bower, the driver is believed to be a Hispanic woman in her 40s. The vehicle’s year is unknown at this time.

“We do believe that there may be some significant damages to the front of this

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