Celebration of life for the man killed in the Phoenix crash shortly before his 60th birthday The man who died was identified as 59-year-old Alex Gonzalez. His family celebrated Gonzalez’s 60th birthday and launched balloons in his honor on Saturday. PHOENIX – A man standing behind a work truck in North Phoenix was killed when another driver reportedly bumped into the truck and hit him, police said. Around 2:00 p.m. near Cave Creek Road and Dynamite Boulevard, Sgt. Andy Williams of the Phoenix Police says an SUV hit a work truck that was parked with orange cones in the median. The truck then crashed into a worker standing behind it. “The adult man who was hit by the SUV was pronounced dead on the spot,” Williams said. “The adult male driver and sole occupant of the silver SUV was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.” The deceased was identified as 59-year-old Alex Gonzalez. According to police, the driver of the SUV is now in a stable condition and the speed could have been a factor in the accident. A GoFundMe for the slain man was shared by his family. Workers killed, drivers seriously injured in company car accident in North Phoenix. Celebration of Life for Gonzalez His family celebrated Gonzalez’s 60th birthday and launched balloons in his honor on Saturday. “It was his birthday yesterday. He turned 60. He would have turned 60, so we wanted to celebrate him,” said his daughter Helen Ovanti. “It was all 49ers because he loved the 49ers.” Gonzalez is buried on November 1st. Related Stories: Tune on FOX 10 Phoenix for the latest news: For the latest local news, download the FOX 10 News app. Sign up for FOX 10 email notifications and newsletters
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