PHOENIX — Phoenix police are asking for the public’s help finding the driver of a light gold or tan Toyota Sienna van who hit and killed a woman and her dog in Phoenix and drove away, FOX 10 Phoenix reported.
Genieva Vega was walking her dog, Baxter, to the grocery store around 7 p.m. on Oct. 24 when a vehicle struck them as they crossed the street near 800 East Missouri Avenue, police said. Vega was taken to a hospital, where she later died. Her dog was also killed.
Sgt. Sheree Lee of the Phoenix Police Department told FOX 10 that investigators are looking for a light-colored Sienna van, described as gold, champagne or tan.
Vega’s brother, Joseph, said he first thought the call from police was a scam until officers asked detailed questions about his sister and told him she was in critical care.
“Come clean and just make sure that areas like this don’t happen again,” he said when asked what he would tell the driver or anyone who knows who was behind the wheel.
He said his sister had recently shown him around her favorite hiking spots and restaurants in Phoenix, and that being in the city since her death still leaves him expecting to see her.
Anyone with information can contact Phoenix police or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS, or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish speakers. Tips can also be submitted anonymously at silentwitness.org.
Sources: FOX 10 Phoenix. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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