Police: 1 dead after car slams into parked tractor-trailer in Southwest Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - A tragic start to the New Year after an early morning crash left one man dead in Southwest Philadelphia.
Police say the driver was speeding when they lost control and suddenly slammed into a parked tractor-trailer on South 61 Street and Passyunk Avenue just before 5 a.m.
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A passenger inside the speeding car was pronounced dead on the scene; while the driver was listed as stable at a nearby hospital.
An investigation is underway.