Overview
- The victim, 48, was struck around 4:30 a.m. at 33rd and Market streets while walking with co-workers.
- Police identified the striking vehicle as a silver Chrysler 300 and say the driver left without rendering aid.
- The woman was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital at 4:45 a.m.
- Investigators obtained the car’s license plate number and dispatched officers to the registered address.
- The crash occurred in front of Drexel’s library near 30th Street Station, reflecting a year with 70-plus fatal crashes in Philadelphia, more than a third involving pedestrians.