Philadelphia

Speeding Minivan Driver Runs Down Man, Leaves Him for Dead, Police Say

Police say a minivan driver made no attempt to slow down after striking & killing a man in Southwest Philadelphia

The driver of a minivan made no attempt to stop after striking and killing a man crossing a Philadelphia street overnight.

The speeding gray van struck the 57-year-old victim crossing S 67th Street near Paschall Avenue in the Elmwood section of the city — near Bartram High School — around 10 p.m. Sunday, Philadelphia Police said.

The impact cracked the driver’s windshield and left the man dead in the street but it didn’t stop the driver, investigators said.

Police didn’t immediately have a more detailed description of the striking minivan or the hit-and-run driver.

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