Overview
- Dorothea Cathell, 77, died after being struck around 5:20 p.m. Friday at 54th Street and Lancaster Avenue and was pronounced at Lankenau Medical Center.
- Investigators say a black Infiniti Q50 with heavy front-end and windshield damage fled the scene after the male driver reversed on Lancaster Avenue.
- Police report the driver dropped a female passenger at a pizza shop near 56th Street and Girard Avenue before leaving the area.
- Detectives recovered the suspected vehicle Monday on the 2700 block of Snyder Avenue in South Philadelphia, and no charges have been filed.
- Police continue to seek tips to the Crash Investigation Division at 215-685-3181 or anonymously by call or text to 215-686-8477.