Police arrested a man for an alleged hit-and-run that took the life of a 46-year-old woman.
On the morning of September 29, Joyce Kenny was struck by a 1993 GMC pick-up truck as she crossed the street on Torresdale Avenue and Fraley Street in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia.
Witnesses tell NBC Philadelphia that they watched the vehicle flee the scene.
Police located the truck a short time later on Milnor Street near Comly Road. Around the same time, the owner of the vehicle, Angel Roque, 28, reported it stolen.
Authorities went to Roque's home on the 48-hundred block of Devereaux Avenue where they took several people in for questioning. It turns out Roque was the one responsible for Kenny's death, according to police.
He was arrested on Wednesday and charged with homicide by vehicle, driving under the influence, tampering with evidence, false reports and other related offenses.
Kenny was a Department of Veterans Affairs employee for the Philadelphia Regional Office and Insurance Center for 28 years. She served veterans and their beneficiaries as a claims assistant in the Insurance Claims Division.
"She was a beautiful person, she was a good person," said Phil Gillice, a friend of Kenny. "She would do anything for you."
