By Associated Press - Friday, January 19, 2018

PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix police say witnesses detained a disoriented driver of a vehicle that drove onto a sidewalk and fatally struck a pedestrian and nearly struck a second pedestrian.

Police say 18-year-old Keten Burke Crawford was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and aggravated assault in the incident Friday night.

The identity of the 49-yer-old man who was killed wasn’t released. The pedestrian who wasn’t injured is a 35-year-old man.

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Crawford remains jailed pending an initial court appearance and online court records don’t list an attorney who could speak on his behalf.

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