A teenage girl was hit and killed in a hit and run while crossing the street in West Philadelphia Thursday night.
At around 9:38 p.m., police said, the girl was crossing the street at Haverford Avenue and 66th Street with her mother when the girl was struck by a dark-colored Sedan, Inspector Michael Gormley said.
The Sedan was traveling eastbound on Haverford Ave. at the time and did not stop, police said.
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Gormley said the Sedan knocked the girl away from her mother.
The 14-year-old girl succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced at the scene, Gromley said.
Officials said the scene extends the whole block. They are looking for a dark -colored Mercedes Sedan, possibly charcoal in color that was last seen traveling east on Haverford Ave.
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Police did not say the mother was injured in the incident. “The mother was distraught obviously. The daughter was knocked a significant distance and the mother had a hard time locating her daughter. We found the mother hysterical a few blocks away.”
At this time there is no further information from the police.
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