Police ID Victim In Deadly Hit-Run In Bensalem
BENSALEM, Pa. (CBS) -- Police have identified a pedestrian they say was fatally struck in Bensalem, Bucks County.
Police say 29-year-old Andrew Miller was likely just walking home from work Tuesday evening sometime between 7 and 9 when a driver fatally struck him and drove off.
"What got her attention to cause this accident because he wasn't in the roadway we know that so for some reason she went off the roadway and struck and killed this guy," said Bensalem Township Director of Public Safety Fred Harran.
Miller, who police believe worked at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, was thrown into the brush. A driver Wednesday morning spotted his body. Soon after, police urged the alleged driver to come forward.
"As a human that's what you should do and you know these people have family and children and it's extremely unfortunate and it's really sad," said Amanda Kester who works near the scene.
After seeing news reports, authorities say the alleged driver did turn herself in and is apparently talking. Police spent much of the afternoon interviewing the Philadelphia woman but aren't saying why she allegedly left the scene.
"What the reasons are we don't quite know why, but whatever they are two families are changed forever," said Harran.
Just yards away from home, Miller never made it back Tuesday night.
And now two families' lives changed in an instant.
Police say the alleged driver of the vehicle, who was questioned for several hours at police headquarters, was released without being charged.
They say the alleged driver has pledged to continue cooperating with authorities as the active investigation continues.
KYW's Mark Abrams contributed to this report.
