Philadelphia police are trying to track down a suspect they say left a man for dead after hitting him with their car overnight.
Philadelphia police are seeking the public’s help in finding a light-colored Mitsubishi, with a piece of its bumper missing and driver’s side wheel well damage, after a pedestrian is struck and killed overnight.It happened two minutes before midnight along the 18-hundred block of East Torresdale Avenue, in Juniata. Policed have not identified the victim, but neighbors say his name was "Robert" and he was known in the area.Michael Zsitkovsky, of Juniata, described "Robert.
In an afternoon press briefing he said, "The vehicle did appear, from the video, that the brake lights did come on and may have taken evasive action to avoid . Based on the damage to the vehicle, based on parts recovered, the driver certainly must have known he struck."A section of the bumper of the striking vehicle was left behind and police say the SUV must have damage to the driver’s side wheel well.
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