The victim was standing behind a parked van on the corner of Frankford and Allegheny avenues around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday when he was struck.
The crash happened just two blocks from his home.
Police say surveillance video shows the car the wanted man was driving was traveling east on Allegheny Avenue when the vehicle jumped the curb, slammed into a concrete barrier, then a metal barrier before hitting a 38-year-old man.
The victim was launched roughly 30 feet into the intersection, police say.
The pedestrian died at the scene.
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The driver is a 41-year-old man, according to police. His identity has not yet been released.
He was not injured.
Police are not saying why there was a search warrant for the driver in Bucks County.
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