Family ID's Tamarah Savage as woman killed in North Philadelphia hit-and-run
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The woman killed in a North Philadelphia hit-and-run Thursday morning has been identified as 35-year-old Tamarah Savage, according to family.
Medics pronounced the victim dead at the intersection of North Broad and Somerset Streets around 3:41 a.m., according to officials.
A witness told police they saw a white sedan, possibly a Toyota, hit the woman while she was crossing the street. It briefly stopped after striking the woman, then fled northbound on Broad Street, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
Police found a plastic piece of the undercarriage from the car and a sneaker at the scene.
"She was hit with such force that she was launched, knocked out of one of her sneakers," Small said.
Police are reviewing surveillance video to try to find the driver. There are no arrests at this time.
North Broad Street has reopened.
Savage's mother said her birthday would have been Saturday.