Police: 1 killed, 2 hurt in violent two-car crash on Roosevelt Boulevard in Olney
PHILADELPHIA - One person is dead and two others are hurt following a violent two-car crash on Roosevelt Boulevard early Friday morning, according to police.
Police and firefighters responded to the intersection of C Street and East Roosevelt Boulevard just before 4 a.m. for reports of a two-car accident and found a silver Infinity engulfed in flames.
Firefighters put out the car fire and found a 34-year-old man inside. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
A 22-year-old passenger who was ejected from the car is in critical condition at Einstein Hospital.
Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said the accident happened when the Infinity was traveling south on Roosevelt Boulevard and collided with a Ford pickup truck heading east on C Street. Witnesses told police the Infinity ran through a steady red light.
The impact caused the Infinity to wrap around a utility pole and burst into flames, according to Small. The driver of the pickup truck exited the vehicle under his own power and was taken to Einstein Hospital.
The crash and subsequent investigation caused Roosevelt Boulevard to close for several hours between C Street and Rising Sun Avenue.
Editor's note: Philadelphia Police first reported the man killed was 23-years-old and later clarified that he was 34-year-old.
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