Caught on Tape: Twin Sisters Hurt in Hit and Run

One girl in critical condition, the other stable

By VINCE LATTANZIO
Updated 11:51 PM EST, Tue, Nov 3, 2009

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Two children were rushed to the hospital after they were hit by a car late Tuesday afternoon.

The 8-year old twin sisters Eryca and Kaitlyn Bradfield were crossing the street near Cheltenham Avenue and Colgate Streets in the Lawncrest section of Philadelphia around 3:30 p.m. when they were struck, police said.

"He wasn't paying attention and he hit them," witness Carlos Rodriguez said of the driver. "One went under the car, the other bounced off the fender."

The girls were to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. Kaitlyn, who was last listed in critical condition was said to have tire tracks on her clothing, according to police. Her sister Eryca arrived in stable condition.

Witnesses said the driver of the grey Lincoln Town Car initially slowed down after the accident, but then sped off. Surveillance video captured the entire accident on tape. Bystanders were able to catch the car's license plates Pennsylvania tags GSG-2017, according to sources.

That car was found abandoned a few hours later, but the driver remains at large.

First Published: Nov 3, 2009 4:54 PM EST

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