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Woman killed by hit-and-run driver in Tacony
A woman is dead after police say she was struck and killed by a vehicle that fled Saturday morning.
PHILADELPHIA - Police are asking for the public's help to find a suspected hit-and-run driver after a crash claimed a young woman's life early Saturday morning.
A 21-year-old woman was attempting to cross the 4600 block of Robbins Street when police say she was struck by a vehicle just before 3 a.m. The vehicle is described at being a white SUV.
She was pronounced dead on the scene, and later identified as Octavia Aaron.
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Police say the driver fled the scene, and is wanted in connection the fatal crash.