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Police investigating deadly pedestrian crash in Northeast Philadelphia
A crash investigation is underway after a bicyclist was hit and killed in Northeast Philadelphia. FOX 29's Alex Holley and Thomas Drayton have the breaking news details.
PHILADELPHIA - Police are conducting a crash investigation after a bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run in Philadelphia.
According to Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small, police received numerous 911 calls about the incident at 4:15 a.m.
Officers responded to the area of Woodhaven and Byberry Roads and found a bicyclist lying in the roadway near a mountain bike, police say.
Officials say the 16-year-old male bicyclist, later identified as William ‘Billy’ McWilliams, had severe trauma to his face, chest and back.
Billy McWilliams, 16, was riding his bike when police say he was fatally struck by a vehicle that then fled the scene. (Family Photo)
He was rushed to Jefferson Hospital, where he was pronounced dead just before 5 a.m., authorities say.
Police say debris stretched about 200 feet of the roadway and included the emblem from a Dodge vehicle.
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SKYFOX flew over the scene and observed some of the debris along with what is believed to be the victim's bike.
Authorities say the crash remains under active investigation.