Pennsylvania State Police: Man, 44, fatally struck in Upper Chichester Township hit-and-run
Pennsylvania State Police: Man, 44, fatally struck in Upper Chichester Township hit-and-run
State Police say a 44-year-old man died after he was fatally struck by a blue Ford F-150 that veered into the shoulder and hit him on Saturday night. The search for the vehicle and the driver involved is ongoing.
UPPER CHICHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Police in Upper Chichester Township are investigating a fatal hit-and-run, authorities say.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, troopers responded to mile marker 2.4 on I-95 Northbound in Upper Chichester Township on Saturday around 9:12 p.m.
Authorities say troopers arrived on scene and found a motorcycle, pick-up truck and a 44-year-old man struck by another vehicle.
The man, later identified by family members as Maurice Pinkard, was pronounced dead on scene, officials say.
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Investigators say it was determined that a blue Ford F-150 traveling in the right lane of I-95 north swerved onto the shoulder, striking two vehicles and the 44-year-old man.
Caprice Pinkard, Maurice's wife, said she ran out of gas on I-95 just before the Highland Avenue exit. Maurice, a father of 6 children, came to fill-up the tank when he was fatally struck.
Maurice Pinkard was struck and killed by the driver of a pick-up truck while filling-up his wife's car on the shoulder of the road.
According to police, the blue F-150 continued driving onto Exit 3. Investigators have talked to a witness and obtained surveillance footage from a nearby Sunoco gas station.
Police say they are searching for the car shown in this image. The driver of the vehicle is wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run on I-95. (Pennsylvania State Pol)
"He was just a family man and he worked so hard for us," Caprice said. "He worked so hard for his family, and he took pride in caring for his family."
Anyone with information on the deadly hit-and-run is urged to contact Pennsylvania State Trooper Walter at 484-840-1000.
A GoFundMe campaign has been started to help support the Pinkard family after Maurice's untimely death.
This fatal crash came two days after another deadly hit-and-run crash in Philadelphia, where a driver in a heavy-duty pick-up truck fatally hit a cyclist.