traffic crash

On October 26, 26-year-old Veronica Santiago was struck by a pickup truck while crossing Fifth and York Streets in Philadelphia. According to Philly.com, the pedestrian accident happened around 8:30 p.m. The driver of the pickup truck fled the scene of the Pennsylvania pedestrian accident. Ms. Santiago suffered severe head trauma and died hours later. About 11% of all vehicle accidents are hit-and-run car accident [...]

On July 9, an elderly pedestrian was struck and killed by a pickup truck in western Pennsylvania. According to this article on Philly.com, a 79-year-old man was struck as he was crossing a city street. He died of blunt force trauma. The man lived at an assisted living center in Altoona, PA. The article did not report if the 28-year-old man driving the pickup was injured. Pedestrian accidents account for 9.7% o [...]

A woman in her 60s was hit by a SEPTA bus on June 22 near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. According to this article on Philly.com, the Route 32 bus was traveling south on 21st Street when it struck the woman as it was turning east on Winter Street. The woman was walking north on 21st and was crossing Winter. She was hospitalized with head and foot injuries. According to the Pennsylvania Department [...]