It’s every parent’s worst nightmare for their child to be involved in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident. For one Philadelphia dad, that nightmare recently came true, not just once, but twice. The man’s 10-year old daughter was struck by a car as she was crossing a street in Fishtown Thursday. The young girl, who is an […]
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Philadelphia Hit And Run Victim Dies As A Hero
A Philadelphia man’s heroic actions in his final moments of life saved the life of one of his children. The fatal pedestrian accident occurred as the man was walking with his 5-year-old child when they crossed a busy Philadelphia street where a mid-block crosswalk had recently been removed. As they were crossing the street, an alleged drunk […]
Hit And Run Driver Arrested In Fatal Cherry Hill Ped Accident
Hit-and-run accidents are considered a serious crime in part because they prevent the accident victim from recovering damages from the negligent driver. A woman that is alleged to have caused a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian accident in the Philadelphia area has been arrested by police. During questioning by investigators, the woman allegedly admitted to causing the […]
Driver In 2010 Philadelphia Hit And Run Death Arrested
Hit-and-run is a serious crime in Pennsylvania. In additional to causing a lot of grief to family members, a hit-and-run also makes it very difficult to bring a personal injury lawsuit against the negligent driver to compensate the victim or their family. One North Philadelphia family knows the grief that a hit-and-run can cause after […]
74 Year Old Woman Surrenders In Hit And Run
A Pennsylvania woman who struck a 26-year-old pedestrian and left the scene of the accident on April 27 came forward later that day. The article on Philly.com said that the 74-year-old woman did not realize she struck the young woman until she went home and noticed damage to her car. The victim had been walking home from […]