A resounding crash woke sleeping neighbors in rural Philadelphia when a woman was run over and left to die on the streets of the Wissinoming section of the city.
Philadelphia police are now searching for a driver and vehicle involved in Saturday morning’s deadly hit-and-run crash.
The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene when she was hit so hard that she was allegedly sent flying 200 feet into the street and both of her sneakers were ripped off. He is believed to be between 20 and 30 years old.
Philadelphia police are now searching for a driver and vehicle involved in Saturday morning’s deadly hit-and-run crash.
The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene when she was hit so hard she was allegedly sent flying 200 feet into the street and both of her sneakers fell off.
The tragic accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. in the 4800 block of Levick Street, surveillance video shows.
“There are numerous broken car parts and pieces that we believe were detached from the vehicle upon impact,” said Chief Inspector Scott Small of the Philadelphia Police Department.
Clothing and jewelry allegedly worn by the victim were found hundreds of feet from her body, police say, adding that “it was clear the driver was going too fast” and did not stop.
The tragic accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. in the 4800 block of Levick Street, surveillance video shows.
Neighbors who were awakened by the loud crash of the crash told police that the driver was speeding when the victim was fatally struck.
Disturbing surveillance footage shows what police describe as a dark-colored pickup truck speeding away from the scene.
But this is not the first incident like alphabet He spoke to neighbors who say speeding is common when cars leave the nearby Tacony-Palmyra Bridge.
Neighbors who were awakened by the loud crash of the crash told police that the driver was speeding when the victim was fatally struck.
Disturbing surveillance footage shows what police describe as a dark-colored SUV speeding away from the scene.
‘They keep happening and they get closer and closer to home. I mean, you can’t get closer to home than this,” the concerned neighbor said. He also added that he’s witnessed deaths before.
‘There was a guy who was hit on his bike and died. “There was a head-on collision on the bridge,” he added before urging the driver to move forward.
“Hopefully the right person will come forward.”
Police say the suspect was driving a black or dark-colored pickup truck as they review surveillance camera footage in hopes of revealing a model or year of the suspect vehicle.