Overview
- A man walking across northbound SR 347 was struck and killed by a vehicle in the early morning hours, and emergency crews pronounced him dead at the scene.
- State Route 347 is closed in both directions for the active Arizona Department of Public Safety investigation with northbound blocked at Riggs Road and southbound closed at I-10.
- Traffic is being diverted onto Interstate 10 and drivers are asked to avoid the area because officials have not provided a timetable for reopening.
- The victim has not yet been identified and troopers are processing the scene with witness interviews and forensic checks to determine how the crash occurred.
- This crash adds to a string of recent high‑impact freeway incidents in the Phoenix area that have produced lengthy closures and increased pressure on traffic‑management resources.