Outpouring of support for young Chandler BMX rider killed by car

Aaron Arnold, 11

Funeral services for Aaron Arnold, 11, of Chandler will be held at noon today at the First Assembly of God Church in Chandler. Aaron was struck and killed by a motorist Friday as he was crossing Arizona Avenue on his bike near Knox Avenue. Several members of the BMX bike riding community will form a procession and ride from the church to Espee Park in Chandler, where Aaron often rode his bike. [Facebook photo]

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Child Hit on Bike

Chandler police investigate the scene of a fatal crash involving a child, about 11 years old, who was on a bicycle that was hit on Arizona Avenue in a southbound lane, Friday, June 29, 2012 in Chandler. The driver who hit the child left the scene. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]

[Tim Hacker/Tribune]

Child Hit on Bike

Chandler police investigate the scene of a fatal crash involving a child, about 11 years old, who was on a bicycle that was hit on Arizona Avenue in a southbound lane, Friday, June 29, 2012 in Chandler. The driver who hit the child left the scene. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]

[Tim Hacker/Tribune]

Child Hit on Bike

Chandler police investigate the scene of a fatal crash involving a child, about 11 years old, who was on a bicycle that was hit on Arizona Avenue in a southbound lane, Friday, June 29, 2012 in Chandler. The driver who hit the child left the scene. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]

[Tim Hacker/Tribune]

Child Hit on Bike

Chandler police investigate the scene of a fatal crash involving a child, about 11 years old, who was on a bicycle that was hit on Arizona Avenue in a southbound lane, Friday, June 29, 2012 in Chandler. The driver who hit the child left the scene. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]

[Tim Hacker/Tribune]

Child Hit on Bike

Chandler police investigate the scene of a fatal crash involving a child, about 11 years old, who was on a bicycle that was hit on Arizona Avenue in a southbound lane, Friday, June 29, 2012 in Chandler. The driver who hit the child left the scene. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]