A hit-and-run driver jumped the curb and struck a woman and her friend's two children in West Philadelphia Monday night, Philadelphia police said.
The victims involved include a 29-year-old woman, a 3-year-old girl, and a 13-year-old girl, according to police. They all were transported to local hospitals to treat their injuries.
Both the toddler and teen sisters sustained cuts and bruises from the hit. They were listed in stable condition, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said. The 29-year-old woman was more seriously hurt and is in critical condition with leg injuries.
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Yahyah Gary, the victim's sister, told NBC10 that doctors were able to save her sister's leg, but her injuries are so severe that she is "“going to be going through this for the rest of her life."
The car that hit them was speeding north on 49th Street when it was crossing 50th and Haverford just before 10 p.m., Small said. The vehicle "jumped the curb, struck several victims, hit a fire hydrant and left the scene," he said.
Police said the injured woman is a friend of the mother of the girls and that they were all walking across the street at the time. The mother escaped the hit-and-run without physical injuries.
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Elizabeth Nasir owns a bakery nearby and said she heard a "heart-wrenching scream" during the crash.
"This is a dangerous intersection right here," she said. "That’s not the first car accident that happened on this corner. People just fly down Haverford Avenue."
Police continued to search for a dark sedan, possibly a black Nissan.
Gary, the 29-year-old victim's sister, said she is praying the driver turns themselves in after what could've been a deadly collision.
