A 28-year-old man was killed when he was struck and dragged 100 feet in an incident at 61st St. and Passyunk Ave., early Saturday, police said.
An altercation near the intersection of 61st Street and Passyunk Ave., led to a man being killed when he was intentionally hit by a vehicle and then dragged for a hundred feet, police sayA 28-year-old man was killed on Saturday when, officials say, he was struck by driver then dragged for about 100 feet, after an altercation in Southwest Philadelphia.
According to police, the incident happened at about 3:20 a.m., as officers were dispatched to the intersection of 61st Street and Passyunk Avenue on a report of a crash.The man, who officials have not yet provided further information on, was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced at about 4:04 a.m., police officials said.
Police claim the driver of the Durango accelerated into the victim, hitting him and dragging him for approximately 100 feet before he stopped the vehicle.After the collision, police officials said the driver to the truck got out of the vehicle, looked at the victim for a brief moment and then hopped back into the Durango and fled the scene of the incident.
Police officials are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact the Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or submit tips anonymously by calling or texting 215-686-TIPS .
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