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CAUGHT ON CAM: Car Hits Mom, Kids in South Philadelphia, Takes Off
Hit-and-Run Vehicle Strikes Mom and two Kids in South Philadelphia
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The search is on for a car that police say struck a woman and her two children as they crossed the street in South Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon.
Car Strikes Mother and Children, Speeds Off
The car, described by officials as a crimson two thousand one two-door Honda Accord, was last seen traveling east on Dickinson Street from Broad, police said.
Police say the driver struck the 30-year-old woman, her 5-year-old daughter and her 4-month-old son as they crossed the street about 12:50 p.m., but did not stop.
“It doesn’t show up, at this time, with the information that I have, that the car slowed down and stopped,” said Philadelphia Police Captain Drew Techner. “Instead the car fled eastbound on Dickinson Street from Broad Street.”
NBC10 obtained surveillance movie of the car striking the family and then speeding off. The influence threw the 5-year-old lady twenty feet into the street.
Photo credit: Surveillance Photo
Christopher Tereo, who works near the scene of the crash, told NBC10 what he witnessed the aftermath.
“I actually heard the youthfull lady screaming and weeping,” Tereo said. “I spotted the mom. She was lounging on the ground. She was unconscious and I spotted them holding the baby. It was pretty disturbing.”
Caught on Cam: Mom and two Children Struck in Hit-and-Run
The woman was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital, while her children were taken to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
“Whoever it was hit her hard,” said Reverend Paul Moore, a witness who held the baby boy in his arms until medics arrived. “The mom couldn’t say anything. The mother didn’t care how hurt she was. She said, ‘My children! My children!'”
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The woman is being treated for head injuries and is presently in critical but stable condition. The 5-year-old doll suffered a violated gam and femur while the baby boy suffered scrapes to his head. Both children are in stable condition.
Witnesses say the hit-and-run vehicle is missing the passenger’s side mirror.
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Anyone with information on the vehicle or driver should call 9-1-1 or 215-685-3180.
