What to Know
- A 9-year-old girl is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in the Olney section of Philadelphia.
- The girl was struck by a gold, Cadillac SRX.
- Police later found the vehicle Tuesday but are still searching for the driver.
A young girl is fighting for her life after she was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in the Olney section of Philadelphia.
The 9-year-old girl was riding a bicycle on the 200 block of Lindley Avenue Monday shortly before 7:30 p.m. when she was struck by a a gold Cadillac SRX.
The girl was thrown several feet in the air and her bike was dragged by the vehicle, which fled the scene.
The girl, identified by family members as Fatima, suffered several broken bones and is in critical condition.
"We're trying to see the brighter side to it," Chasity Stanley, the victim's sister, told NBC10. "At least my sister is still alive."
Police later found the suspect’s vehicle, a damaged gold Cadillac SRX, on the 5100 block of Hutchinson Street Tuesday night.
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Investigators spoke to the owner of the vehicle, a 51-year-old woman after she reached out to police Tuesday night.
Investigators don't know for sure who was driving the car at the time of the crash.
"It's always a good time to turn yourself in now because I couldn't live with running over a child, knowing that they're in critical condition," Stanley said.
If you have any information on the driver’s whereabouts, please call Philadelphia Police.
