Vigil held for 78-year-old killed in West Philly hit-and-run
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – In our region Friday night, friends and family gathered to remember the life of Julia Mae Abraham. Red and black balloons flooded Fairmount Avenue in honor of the 78-year-old who was killed by a hit-and-run driver Wednesday afternoon.
She was hit while sitting in her vehicle at 37th Street and Fairmount Avenue.
Police say the driver who hit her, ditched the stolen car they were driving and ran from the scene.
She leaves behind children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who all say she was the foundation of their family.
"She was the rock," Zakeysha Hall, the victim's granddaughter, said. "It's ridiculous. We expected her to die from old age, maybe even cancer, but for her to just die, for her to get murdered, it's ridiculous."
Family and friends of Abraham are pleading for the driver to turn themselves in.
If you have information, you're urged to contact Philadelphia police.