Overview
- Police say a 48-year-old man was struck and killed after lying in a Rising Sun Avenue bike lane early Thursday, and passersby moved him and called 911 before he was later pronounced dead.
- Surveillance video reviewed by investigators shows a 35th District officer stop, speak with the man, then leave the scene while the man remained on the road minutes before a car drove into the bike lane and ran over him.
- The Philadelphia Police Department launched a criminal hit-and-run probe after the Medical Examiner alerted the Crash Investigation Division and detectives found that no police report had been filed at the time.
- Authorities have taken the officer off street duty and opened an Internal Affairs review to examine whether body-worn camera rules and reporting and aid procedures were followed.
- Investigators are actively seeking public tips about a 2023–2026 jungle/forest green Kia Sportage X-Line with black-and-chrome rims that is believed to be the hit-and-run vehicle.