UPDATE: Police and the woman's attorney both say she isn't expected to turn herself into police Wednesday.
A driver accused of striking and killing a 4-year-old boy and then fleeing the scene is expected to surrender Wednesday, according to police.
Police told NBC10 they recovered the black Ford Edge that struck and killed Abdul Wilson around 9 p.m. Tuesday in an underground parking garage at Love Park. They also say the driver's attorney is in touch with the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. She is expected to turn herself in Wednesday, according to investigators.
The news comes after Mayor Nutter announced a $20,000 reward for an arrest in the case. Abdul was struck and killed while walking near 57th Street and Florence Avenue Monday night.
Surveillance video showed Abdul walking between two cars when he was hit by the Ford Edge and knocked 15-feet into the road. The vehicle then drove over the boy as he lay helpless in the street.
"It just broke my heart," said Raysa Cespezes, a witness. "Since he was so little it was very hard to watch."
The driver, who police describe as a woman, then fled south on 57th Street.
Abdul was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where he was pronounced dead at 7:06 p.m. A toy that he was carrying at the time of the crash was found in the middle of the street.
The boy's mother came to the scene minutes after the accident.
"She was just crying for the baby," Cespezes said. "It was horrible. Something I would never want anybody to go through."
Friends and neighbors gathered Tuesday at a memorial on the corner of 57th and Litchfield streets to remember the young boy, who was also known as Lateef.
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"I was crying last night because I won't see him again," said 6-year-old Noah, a friend of the boy.
The $20,000 reward was offered for anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver.
The incident occurred less than an hour before another hit-and-run in Philadelphia. In that crash a mother and her 2-year-old son were struck in the Kensington section of the city. They are both in critical condition.
