Driver sought in hit-and-run that critically injured woman, 85, in Center City

Police are searching for a driver who they say hit 85-year-old Andree Broudo who was using the crosswalk on 21st and Chestnut Street. Her family says Broudo had to have emergency brain surgery and her neck is broken, along with broken orbital bones and clavicle.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police have released images of a vehicle they say was involved in a hit and run that critically injured an elderly woman last week in Center City

The incident occurred on Friday, Sept. 24 around 12:27 p.m. at the intersection of 21st and Chestnut Street.

Investigators say the driver of the striking vehicle was traveling south on 21st Street and making a left turn onto Chestnut Street when they struck 85-year-old Andree Broudo, who was walking in the crosswalk.

According to police, both Broudo and the driver had green traffic signals.

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After striking Broudo, the driver fled the scene. Broudo was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where she was listed in critical condition. Her family says she had to have emergency brain surgery and her neck is broken, along with broken orbital bones and clavicle. She’s on a ventilator and in a coma.

The striking vehicle has been described by police as a dark gray Ford Fusion with a sunroom, chrome front grill, and sport alloy wheels. The car is believed to be a 2010 to 2012 model.

Her son-in-law, Maurice Mitts, stated, "Something like this, you couldn’t avoid because she was in the middle of a cross-walk. She’s 85. She’s not going to sprint. This is a woman who a week earlier, we celebrated her 85th birthday. She is full of life."

Anyone with information about the incident or vehicle are asked to contact police.