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35-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies After Hitting SUV, Crashing Into Pole On Roosevelt Boulevard: Police

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) –Another fatal crash on Roosevelt Boulevard leaves the family of a 35-year-old man devastated. Family members identified the victim as Kelvin Williams.

"When we got the call I couldn't shed a tear because I couldn't believe it," said relative Adrinne Jackson.

Loved ones say he was a mechanic who had a love for motorcycles.

Officers responded to the scene when calls began pouring in for a man on a motorcycle who hit an SUV, then crashed into a pole near the intersection of Roosevelt Boulevard and Large Street around 11:30 p.m. on Friday.

Williams was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officials say the person in the SUV left the scene but turned herself into police on Saturday. It's not clear if she is in trouble with the law.

 

The family says he has been married for eight years and CBS3 is told his wife found out about the crash when she couldn't reach his cellphone.

"Loving, outgoing, he loved cars, motorcycles, he was a real generous guy," relative Adrinne Jackson said. "It's just bad, it's a bad accident."

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He was heading home after a gathering when the crash happened, according to family members at the scene.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Over a four-year period, there have been 2,700 crashes on the Roosevelt Boulevard. Officials hope speed cameras set to go up by the end of the year will prevent another tragedy from happening.

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