Car Collides with Light Pole in the Meadows and Makes a Daring Escape

A silver sedan collided with a light pole in Maricopa Meadows and subsequently fled the scene this morning. The incident occurred on Hogenes Boulevard, situated between Rainbow Drive and Orchid Avenue, at approximately 9:40 a.m., as reported by Phoenix Regional Dispatch.

By 9:50 a.m., a city-owned utility vehicle had arrived next to the downed light pole. The vicinity showed signs of damage, including numerous tree branches that had been knocked down and areas of grass that appeared to have been ripped up, leaving behind prominent tire marks.

Footage shared by a local Ring app user captured the damaged silver sedan driving southbound on Hogenes Boulevard. The vehicle, which displayed significant damage to its rear bumper and passenger door, was allegedly dragging a tree branch beneath it.

InMaricopa has reached out to the Maricopa Police Department for information regarding the identification or capture of the individual responsible for the hit-and-run incident. The news organization is currently awaiting a response.

Brian Petersheim Jr. serves as a crime and breaking news reporter for InMaricopa. He has been part of the newsroom since October 2020 and is an alumnus of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.