Police search for driver in deadly hit-and-run on Broad Street in Philadelphia

Investigators believe the driver was in an older model black Chrysler sedan.

Sunday, May 28, 2023
Police search for driver in deadly hit-and-run on Broad Street in Philadelphia
Philadelphia police are searching for a driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run in the city's Tioga-Nicetown section on Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are searching for a driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run in the city's Tioga-Nicetown section on Sunday.

Officials say a man estimated to be in his 30s was struck and killed on Broad Street near Erie Avenue around 1:30 a.m.

The man was rushed to Temple University Hospital, where officials say he died shortly after.

Investigators believe the driver was in an older model black Chrysler sedan heading northbound away from the scene.

Police ask that if anyone has any information on the deadly hit-and-run, they call Philadelphia police or 911 immediately.

There is no word yet on the victim's identity.

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