Police looking for information after young woman killed in Roosevelt Boulevard hit-and-run

Woman in critical condition after hit-and-run in Hunting Park

Philadelphia police are investigating after they say a woman was hit by a vehicle early Monday morning.

PHILADELPHIA - A young woman is dead after police say she struck by a vehicle that just kept driving, as an investigation into her death gets underway.

The 21-year-old woman was reportedly hit while laying on Roosevelt Boulevard between Broad Street and Hunting Park Avenue early Monday morning - an intersection described as "very dangerous" by one witness.

Police say a white vehicle fled the scene, leaving the woman critically injured on the street. She was transported to a local hospital, where she later died.

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Several people may have witnessed the crash, including two McDonald's employees who say they called 911 after finding the motionless woman.

"How can you hit somebody and pull off like that?" employee Charles Crenshaw said. "Imagine that was your family, how would you feel? You would want the person to stay."

Police currently have no information regarding the make or model of the suspect vehicle, however one McDonald's employee say it must be "very damaged."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Philadelphia Police.

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