Family and friends of beloved Philadelphia DJ June Rodriguez are pleading for answers after he was killed in a hit-and-run crash while biking home from work early Saturday morning in the city's Overbrook neighborhood.

In a video posted on social media, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta said Rodriguez was his friend. 

"June was biking home from his shift as the bar and somebody hit him, left the scene and left him to die on the side of the road," Kenyatta said. "June's family and those of us who loved him, we deserve justice. We want justice for June and we want safety for every single person who is out biking, driving, walking in our city."

Rodriguez worked at Bob and Barbara's Lounge on South Street for decades, according to the bar's account on social media. Now, Rodriguez's former co-workers are grieving the friend they say can never be replaced.

"He had such a true love of hospitality and getting to show others a great time and how much he loved them through his care and dedication of any craft," Bob and Barbara's Lounge manager Katrina Duva said.

The bar plans to post updates on Rodriguez's memorial on social media. 

"He was sweet, gentle, he was positive, always told me how much he loved it here," Bob and Barbara's owner Jack Prince said. "I couldn't even come in the bar for a couple of days. I couldn't, I didn't want to believe it, but it's true and here we are."

According to police, Rodriguez was riding his bike when a red SUV hit him just before 3:45 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of North 56th Street and Lancaster Avenue. Police said the SUV was driving closely behind Rodriguez on Lancaster Avenue, and when he started to turn left on North 56th Street, he was hit.

CBS New Philadelphia obtained video from a nearby business showing the SUV speed off.

"You have to wonder what kind of person could witness an accident that they were a part of and drive away," Duva said.  

After the collision, the SUV, which police believe was a Jeep Cherokee, swerved and continued west on Lancaster Avenue.

Rodriguez was transported to a nearby hospital by Philadelphia Fire Department medics, where he died shortly after 4:45 a.m.

Police are still searching for the vehicle connected to the crash. Anyone with information should call Philadelphia Police at 215-686-8477.