A driver is in custody after a man was struck and killed by a speeding vehicle that fled the scene in Philadelphia overnight, police said.
Philadelphia police officers were on patrol shortly after midnight Tuesday when they spotted a blue Dodge Charger and a white Dodge Charger speeding eastbound on Castor and Aramingo avenues, according to investigators.
The blue Dodge Charger then struck a man who was walking at the intersection, knocking him out of his sneakers, police said. The two speeding vehicles continued eastbound on Castor Avenue, according to investigators. The officers pursued the vehicles but were unable to stop the drivers who continued northbound on I-95.
The man who was struck was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not yet determined his identity but said he appeared to be in his 20’s or 30’s.
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