Man Charged For Hit And Run That Killed Retired ASU Police Sgt.

Tempe AZ

15 December, 2021

1:49 PM

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TEMPE, AZ — A man has been charged in connection with the hit-and-run death of retired Arizona State University Police Sergeant Albert Phillips, according to Tempe Police. Jeron Lawrence Meeks, 35, was booked into Tempe City Jail Tuesday on suspicion of manslaughter and hit-and-run fatality, according to Tempe Police. Around 7:40 a.m. Friday, a vehicle that Tempe Police later accused Meeks of driving hit Phillips while he was on foot near the intersection of Forest Avenue and Mill Avenue, police said. Phillips was fatally injured and Meeks is accused of fleeing.