Video shows Philly officer leaving person in street before deadly hit-and-run
Summary
Philadelphia police are investigating an officer who left a man lying in the street before the man was hit and killed by a car. Surveillance video shows the officer talked to the man, then left without helping him, and the man was later struck by a car that fled the scene.Key Facts
- A 48-year-old man was hit and killed early Thursday morning on Rising Sun Avenue in Philadelphia.
- Police found out about the crash hours later when the medical examiner called for information.
- Video shows the man walking unsteadily in a bike lane before a police officer stopped to talk to him.
- The officer left the man lying on the street without giving medical help or starting an investigation.
- The man was hit by a green 2023-26 Kia Sportage, which fled the scene eastbound on Tabor Avenue.
- Two witnesses moved the man out of the road and called 911, but he died at the hospital.
- The officer involved has been placed on administrative duty and is under investigation.
- Police are asking the public to help find the driver and the car involved in the hit-and-run.
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