Driver Mows Down Two Men On Philly Crosswalk, Flees: Police

A white Lincoln plowed onto a crosswalk island, striking two men waiting to cross the street in Philadelphia, police said. The driver, 63, fled but was caught blocks away on Broad Street on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at 8:45 p.m.

The police on the scene where the two men were struck in the crosswalk at Juniper and Market streets.
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Jillian Pikora

11/22/2024 10:24 a.m.

The crash happened at Broad and Juniper streets in the 9th District, where the Lincoln bypassed traffic stopped at a red light, jumped the island, and hit the pedestrians, investigators said. Police stopped the vehicle on the 1700 block of North Broad Street and arrested the driver.

Both victims were taken to Jefferson University Hospital by paramedics. A male, whose age has not been released, suffered minor leg injuries and is stable. The other pedestrian, a 35-year-old man, is in critical condition.

The scene was held for investigation by the Crash Division, which is actively working the case.

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