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Teen Surrenders in Fatal Hit-and-Run of Philadelphia DJ June Rodriguez

The arrest moves the case into juvenile court proceedings.

Overview

  • Police say the 17-year-old turned himself in Monday after a warrant was issued, arriving with his mother and attorney.
  • Prosecutors charged him with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and driving without a license.
  • Authorities are withholding his name because he is a minor.
  • Rodriguez, 54, was struck while biking home around 3:45 a.m. on Dec. 20 near 56th Street and Lancaster Avenue by a red SUV that fled.
  • The killing galvanized mourners and safe-streets groups, who note that 12% of city streets account for 80% of serious traffic injuries and deaths.