Police: Bucks County woman fatally struck by car while crossing street after leaving Dalessandro's Steaks
PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating after a Bucks County woman was fatally struck by a car in Philadelphia.
According to authorities, on Wednesday around 8:45 p.m., officers responded to the 5800 block of Henry Avenue in Roxborough.
Officials say 61-year-old Maryanne Ciecka of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, was coming out of Dalessandro's Steaks and walking west to cross Henry Avenue when she was struck by a Chevrolet Malibu traveling southbound on the street in the outer lane.
Medics transported the woman to Temple University Hospital, where she died from her injuries several hours later at 11:52 p.m., per police.
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Authorities say the scene was held and the driver stayed on scene.
The investigation is active and ongoing.