Driver who reported fatally striking woman in Philadelphia left scene before officers arrived: police
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PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in Philadelphia say a woman was killed after being struck by a driver who reported the accident to police, but left the scene before officers arrived.
The fatal crash happened Sunday just before 10:30 p.m. near the intersection of Fisher Avenue and 5th Street, according to police.
Investigators say the driver of a vehicle "made contact with a pedestrian that ran into the street" and called 911 to report the crash, but left before police arrived.
The 35-year-old woman who was hit was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center where police say she died just after 11 p.m.
Investigators did not provide a description of the vehicle or the driver.