Pennsylvania man dies after shooting and crash on I-95 northbound in Philadelphia
One of the three men hospitalized after a crash and shooting shut down a section of I-95 northbound in Philadelphia for multiple hours over the weekend has died, Pennsylvania State Police said on Wednesday.
The case is now under investigation as a homicide.
The shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. on March 29 near mile marker 28.4 on the highway, state police said in a news release last Saturday.
The incident involved a 2009 white Acura TL and a red 1984 Ford Mustang. Police found the Acura abandoned with multiple bullet holes and heavy damage to the rear of the vehicle. The Mustang was found behind the Acura and had heavy front-end damage and several bullet holes in the front windshield.
Police said two 21-year-old men were in the Mustang. The driver, a Levittown, Pennsylvania man, had been shot in the head. The passenger in the Mustang was injured due to the crash. Both men were taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital for treatment.
Police later identified the driver as Aiden J. Zeallor.
The Acura driver was picked up at the scene and taken to Temple University Hospital to be treated for a gunshot wound to his upper left leg. It's believed a third vehicle was involved and fled the scene before police arrived.
Police did not release the conditions of the other men or a description of the third vehicle, and it's not clear what led up to the shooting or whether the shots were fired before or after the collision.
All northbound lanes were closed between Exit 25 for Allegheny Avenue up to Exit 30 for Cottman Avenue early Saturday morning.
PennDOT cameras showed traffic was moving by about 8:30 a.m.
