Two men are in the hospital and a driver will be facing charges after a hit-and-run near City Hall. Police say the two men were trying to cross the street when they were hit. One sustained serious injuries to his lower body. The driver was taken into custody.
Two people were seriously injured in a hit-and-run outside of City Hall in Center City Philadelphia Thursday night.
The hit-and-run happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. when a white Lincoln SUV traveling northbound around City Hall lost control and jumped the curb striking two men, Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace said.
The two victims, a 35-year-old man and a man in his 50s, both suffered serious injuries to their lower bodies, Pace said.
Both victims were taken to the hospital where the 35-year-old man was placed in critical condition and the other was stabilized, Pace said.
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The victim in his 50s suffered minor injuries to his left leg, police said.
People in the area flagged down officers and described what happened. Officers then spotted the striking vehicle, which had continued northbound on Broad Street and were able to stop it about 17 blocks later, Pace said, in the area of 1700 N. Broad Street by the Liacouras Center.
The officers pulled the driver out of the vehicle, a 63-year-old man, "who displayed clear signs of intoxication."
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He was taken into custody and will be charged with driving under the influence and fleeing the scene of an accident, Pace said.
Police said the two victims did not know each other and just happened to be standing in the same area at the time of the hit-and-run.
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