Driver Drags Man Who Cut Him Off In Convenience Store Parking Lot In Phoenix

PHOENIX, AZ — Police in Phoenix say they are looking for the driver of a truck who ran into a man walking out of a gas station, dragging him 50 feet on the grill of the truck before taking off.

The crime happened at 27th Avenue and Peoria on Sunday night. The victim was in a black truck when he pulled in front of white truck in the gas station parking lot, police said.

Based on surveillance video, about 60 seconds later, the driver of the white truck pulls up next to the truck parked at the pump and appears to throw his drink at the vehicle. Less than a minute later, the driver of the black truck leaves the convenience store and the white truck slams into him while he walking, dragging his body about 50 feet before the 34-year-old victim slips under the vehicle.

That man is recovering from serious injuries. The suspect is described as a 30- to 35-year-old white man with red hair and a beard.

He's driving a white and black four-door Ford Raptor with a sunroof. If you have any information to help solve this crime, contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or silentwitness.org.

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