Wrong-Way ATV Hits Uber Carrying 4 Juveniles in North Philadelphia, Killing 22-Year-Old Rider

Overview

• The ATV, traveling the wrong way on Thompson Street, ran a red light and hit a gray Toyota at 15th and Thompson on Saturday night just before 9:30 p.m.
• The Toyota was operating as an Uber with four juvenile passengers, and all four were taken to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for treatment.
• The 22-year-old ATV operator was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead shortly after the crash.
• The 35-year-old Uber driver was hospitalized in stable condition, with the Philadelphia Inquirer reporting treatment at Temple University Hospital.
• Investigators have not released the deceased rider’s name or described the juveniles’ injuries as the probe continues.