59-year-old woman fatally struck by car in North Philadelphia, police say
A 59-year-old woman was fatally struck by a car while crossing the street in North Philadelphia on Wednesday night, police said.
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A 59-year-old woman was fatally struck by a car while crossing the street in North Philadelphia on Wednesday night, police said.
A woman was struck and killed by an SUV as she crossed North Broad Street in the city's Ogontz section overnight. Police say the impact knocked the 59-year-old woman out of her shoes, sending her about a 100 feet into the air. The driver did not leave and is said to be cooperating with police.
The calls to improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians continue to grow louder after recent crashes in the city. Now advocates are calling on Mayor Cherelle Parker to do more to improve safety but they say they're concerned.
A one-year-old girl died and two other people were injured after they were hit by a car while crossing the street in Philadelphia's Feltonville neighborhood Saturday night.
The Philadelphia Police Department released photos of a car sought in a hit-and-run that left a 44-year-old man dead in Frankford at the end of May.
A 26-year-old man turned himself in Saturday morning in connection with a hit-and-run in Norristown last Sunday that killed 57-year-old Brian Clark.
A 55-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle in Philadelphia's University City early Wednesday morning, police said.
CBS News analysis shows most federal traffic safety grants go to planning projects, rather than actual construction. Critics say slow progress contributes to rising deaths on America's roads.
A man surrendered himself to Bensalem police Tuesday in connection with the fatal hit-and-run of a 14-year-old in July 2023.
A 52-year-old man is dead after he was struck by three cars in a hit-and-run in the city's Fern Rock neighborhood Saturday night, Philadelphia police said.
A person died after being struck by a SEPTA train on the Market-Frankford line in University City Friday night, a SEPTA spokesperson confirmed to CBS Philadelphia.
The pregnant woman and four other pedestrians were struck on West Rock Hill Road Saturday afternoon after two cars were involved in a crash.
White Horse Pike was shut down for several hours after one person died and two others were injured after three pedestrians were hit by a car Friday evening.
Monroe Township police said the van was going west on the Black Horse Pike, near Corkery Lane, when it hit a 45-year-old man trying to cross the road.
Police say a white Chevrolet Impala with dark-tinted windows struck and killed Tamarah Savage as she was crossing the street in North Philadelphia.
Roosevelt Blvd. in Philadelphia is one of the most dangerous streets, according to preliminary data that shows 59 pedestrians killed by vehicles on the roadway in 2022.
The woman killed in a North Philadelphia hit-and-run Thursday morning has been identified as 35-year-old Tamarah Savage, according to family.
Sisca was killed in the line of duty last year and was chief of the Trappe Volunteer Fire Company at the time of his death.
A 34-year-old woman wanted in connection to multiple car crashes on Christmas last year has been arrested, police say.
The 52-year-old woman was crossing in front of the bus on Cecil B. Moore Avenue at Broad Street when she was struck, police say.
The massive showing of support for both boys touched all in attendance Friday at the Memorial Park in Chester, Pa.
People gathered in prayer Saturday following the death of two children who were struck by an Amtrak train in Chester, Pa.
The driver and a passenger suffered minor injuries.
It happened around 5 a.m. in the 4700 block of Whitaker Avenue in the city's Feltonville neighborhood.
It happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday along the Pemberton By-Pass in Pemberton Township.
