Driver In Stolen Car Hits and Kills Bicyclist In Northeast Philly



by Alex Lloyd Gross

May 11,2023

A grey Hyundai. that was reported stolen on May 6, 2023  was involved in a fatal crash with a male on a bicycle May 7, of this year. The crash happened when the stolen car operator went through a stop sign at Loretto and Van Kirk Streets, about 9:00 PM. A male riding a bike was struck at high speed by the speeding car.  He was in critical condition but was pronounced dead at9:06 PM by medics.

 

 

 

While this was going on, the driver of the stolen car was busy trying to hide it. Police found, it thanks to security footage from 5900  block of Belden Street. The car, unoccupied was found on the 5900 block of Algon Ave.  The car had body damage and a smashed windshield. No arrests have been made at this time.