Cops ID man who fought, crashed car into Philly bar customer
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A man is expected to turn himself in and face charges after he allegedly struck and killed a 24-year-old man with his vehicle in Northeast Philadelphia after leaving a bar Sunday.
Police on Monday identified Frederick Falcon, 22, saying he fatally struck 24-year-old Jason Corona just after 2 a.m., after the men began fighting in The Union Tap bar on Comly Road near Roosevelt Boulevard.
Corona was in town from Vermont, celebrating a relative who had recently returned from a military deployment.
Police believe Falcone and Corona exchanged words about Corona's sister and went outside. They allege Falcone intentionally struck Corona with his vehicle and fled the scene.
"I think the defendant had some encounter with the sister. I think she was shunning his advances and the decedent stepped in and this escalated," Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said in a news conference Monday.
Corona was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital where he was pronounced dead around 3 a.m..
Falcone is charged with third-degree murder and other offenses.
