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June 17, 2025

SUV involved in fatal hit-and-run in North Philly found in Fishtown, police say

A 60-year-old man died after being struck early Monday morning while crossing Broad Street. No arrests have been made.

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Hit Run SUV Thom Carroll/for PhillyVoice

The black Chevrolet Equinox believed to have been involved in the hit-and-run that killed a 60-year-old man in North Philly on Monday has been found in Fishtown, police say.

The SUV believed to be involved in the fatal hit-and-run at North Broad Street and West Lehigh Avenue early Monday morning has been found in Fishtown, police said. 

Police located the vehicle — a black Chevrolet Equinox — on the 2000 block of Beach Street at about 3 p.m. Monday, investigators said. No arrests have been made. 

Police are investigating the death of a 60-year-old man who was fatally struck on the 2700 block of North Broad Street around 12:44 a.m. Monday. Investigators said a vehicle traveling northbound at a high rate of speed struck the pedestrian as he was crossing Broad Street, east to west, against a red light. The vehicle fled north on Broad Street. 

Philadelphia Fire Department medics transported the man to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:08 a.m.


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