Suspect in fatal Port Richmond hit-and-run turns self in to police

Samuel Starks is accused in the death of 35-year-old Lauren Panas.
Thursday, July 22, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A suspected hit-and-run driver accused of killing a pedestrian in Philadelphia's Port Richmond last month turned himself in to police on Thursday.

The Action Cam was at the Accident Investigation Division as Samuel Starks arrived to surrender.
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Starks is accused in the death of 35-year-old Lauren Panas, who was trying to cross the 2700 block of Kensington Avenue on June 6.

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Lauren Panas



Tragically, this is the second child the Panas' have lost. In 2009, their son Billy was shot and killed by off-duty Philadelphia police officer Frank Tepper during a fight that had erupted outside his home during a baby shower.
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Tepper was convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of the 21-year-old in 2012.
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