Woman killed in hit-and-run crash in Northeast Philadelphia, police say
Police are searching for a driver who fatally struck a woman before fleeing the scene in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday morning.
The crash happened on the 4800 block of Levick Street in Tacony just after 2 a.m.
Police said a woman, between the ages of 20 and 30, was crossing Levick Street when she was struck by a speeding car. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not released the victim's name.
Surveillance video shows the car driving away at what appears to be a high rate of speed. Most of the video is too graphic to show.
Police said the impact was so forceful, it knocked the woman out of her shoes.
"Her body was clearly launched a distance of about 200 feet in a westbound direction and that's where she was found by police," Philadelphia police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
Police say this is the 29th deadly hit-and-run in the city so far this year.
Detectives have several clues as they search for the driver, including surveillance video, witness statements and car parts left at the scene.
But so far, the person responsible is still at large.
"I'd really hope they turn themselves in. To hit somebody and just leave, it's inhumane, really," Tacony resident Kelly Bevans said. "That's somebody's sister, somebody's mother, somebody's daughter. It's horrible."
Witnesses on the scene told police the vehicle involved was a dark-colored or black SUV, with heavy front-end damage due to the crash.
If you have any information on who or where the driver is, police want you to give them a call.
