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Driver sought in Philadelphia hit-and-run that injured woman, 2 girls
Authorities in Philadelphia are searching for an alleged hit-and-run driver that injured a woman and two children. The local police union has issued a $5k reward for information that leads to an arrest. Meanwhile, the family of the 29-year-old woman who suffered a severe leg injury said she is recovering and urged the driver to come forward.
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department has announced a $5,000 reward from the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5 in connection with a West Philadelphia hit-and-run that left a woman and two children hurt on Monday.
According to authorities, officers were called to the intersection of 50th Street and Haverford Avenue around 10 p.m. for reports of a hit-and-run.
Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters that a 29-year-old woman, later identified as Serena Grigsby, and two girls, ages 3 and 13, were standing on the side of the road when a vehicle jumped the curb, hit a fire hydrant and then struck the three victims.
Police have released surveillance images of a car wanted in connection with a hit-and-run in West Philadelphia.
The vehicle continued driving after it struck the woman and two girls, according to police.
The woman was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, where she remains in critical condition with a severe leg injury and the girls were sent to CHOP in stable condition.
At a press conference on Thursday afternoon, Captain Mark Overwise, the Commanding Officer of the Philadelphia Police Department's Accident Investigation District, said doctors at Presbyterian managed to save the woman's leg, but she remains in critical condition.
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Police release video of the car in West Philadelphia hit-and-run
Authorities say a woman and two children were hit by a car that jumped the curb late Monday night in West Philadelphia.