March 29, 2024
Thom Carroll/for PhillyVoice
Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian on the 2900 block of Grays Ferry Avenue on Thursday night.
A 64-year-old man was struck and killed by a car that then fled in the Grays Ferry on Thursday night, according to police.
The hit-and-run happened at 9:50 p.m. on the 2900 block of Grays Ferry Avenue, authorities say. The man, whose name has not been released, was crossing the street when a car traveling eastbound hit him.
According to police, the man incurred severe injuries to his head and body. He was pronounced dead at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center at 10:12 p.m.
Witnesses told police that the vehicle was a "charcoal color" Dodge Charger; police have since identified the vehicle as a Honda Accord. The car ran a red light and hit the man, dragging him about 100 feet before fleeing the scene, investigators said.
Surveillance video from a nearby business corroborates witness accounts, police said. Investigators also are examining surveillance video from a SEPTA bus.
Police found car parts from the vehicle, the man's boot and his possible cellphone at the scene.
