Police identify man hit, killed by car in Chandler

CHANDLER, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Chandler police have identified the man killed after being hit by a car over the weekend. Officers say 43-year-old Jeremy Alan Gruis from Scottsdale died in the collision on Saturday night.

Around 10 p.m., Chandler police responded to reports of a crash near Alma School and Elliot roads involving a pedestrian. When officers showed up, they learned a driver struck Gruis, who was walking in the road. Gruis was taken to the hospital, where he later died.

Investigators do not believe impairment or speed were factors in the crash. The investigation is ongoing.