Mesa Man Suffers Life-Threatening Head Injury in Hit-and-Run Accident

Mesa, Arizona—A Mesa man is in the hospital with life-threatening head injuries following a hit-and-run accident on Monday afternoon.  Witnesses reported seeing a black car southbound on 98th Street run a stop sign and strike a 55-year-old man riding a motorized bicycle that was westbound on Broadway Road.  The car did not stop or return to the scene.

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office detectives reviewed a surveillance video of the incident.  A neighbor who recognized the car gave them an address where the car is usually parked.  Police drove to the address and found Haley Madison Dean, age 19, exiting a black Chevrolet Cobalt with front-end damage consistent with a crash. Ms. Dean initially lied about her involvement before admitting she was driving at the time of the crash. She was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an at-fault traffic collision.

The unidenfied victim was transported by ambulance to Banner Desert Medical Center with a life-threatening head injury.

We offer our best wishes that the injured man has a swift and full recovery.