A man died after being struck while crossing North 63rd Street in West Philadelphia on Nov. 1, 2024.
A man crossing a busy West Philadelphia street was struck and killed by a speeding SUV driver who didn't stop early Friday morning, investigators said.The driver -- possibly in a white SUV -- was going northbound"at a high rate of speed" when they struck a 67-year-old man, police said.Driver wanted in connection to hit-and-run crash that killed pedestrian
Investigators asked anyone with information is asked to call the police Crash Investigation Division at 215-685-3181. Police said people can also call the tip line at 215-686-8477 orAt least 45 pedestrians have died so far this year in the city, according to public police information. More than half of those have been hit-and-runs.Prior to the COVID pandemic, hit-and-runs only accounted for one out of every four pedestrian-involved deadly crashes.
Police have only made three arrests in pedestrian-related fatalities this year. Since 2019, police have only made arrests in about 11% of these crashes.
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