69-year-old woman struck by vehicle in intentional hit-and-run in North Philly: police
Woman struck by vehicle in intentional hit-and-run in North Philly
A 69-year-old woman was hospitalized after police say she was struck by a vehicle that was intended to strike another person while at a corner store in North Philadelphia Saturday afternoon.
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred at a North Philly corner store that left a 69-year-old woman hospitalized.
What we know:
On Saturday at around 2:30 p.m, police say a vehicle struck a woman on the 1300 block of West Somerset Street.
According to Philly police, as the woman was opening the door to a corner store, a vehicle that was intentionally trying to hit another female, struck the 69-year-old instead.
The striking vehicle, a silver KIA sedan, then fled eastbound on Somerset Street.
The victim was taken to Temple University for treatment.
Dig deeper:
Shocking surveillance footage provided to FOX 29 shows a vehicle plowing into a woman and pinning her against a wall of the store before driving off.
What we don't know:
The woman's condition is unknown at this time, and no arrests have been made.
This is an ongoing investigation.