PHOENIX (AP) - Police say a man suspected in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Phoenix has died in an apparent suicide.
They say 61-year-old Richard Carrizoza was pronounced dead at a hospital Monday evening after police were called about a drug overdose.
Police say Carrizoza disclosed to his family that he had been involved in a fatal traffic accident in Phoenix earlier in the day.
Family members wanted Carrizoza to call police and turn himself in.
Phoenix police say 57-year-old Thurman Moore Jr. was found dead in the roadway after being struck by a driver who fled the scene about 7:15 a.m. Monday.
The suspect driver and car were located around 5:45 p.m. in Glendale and police say Carrizoza was found unresponsive and transported to a hospital.
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