Male Dies After Stunt Riding In West Philly
by Alex Lloyd Gross
Rashad Basil Young Jr., a 25- of the 5600 block of Catharine Street was killed after police said he was doing wheelies on a dirt bike.
It was just after 8:15 PM when he entered the intersection of 52nd and Spruce Streets. He was hit by a 2024 Genesis as he was doing his stunt riding, police said. The force of the crash pushed Young under the car where he remain trapped until he could be removed by firefighters.
Medics transported him to Presbyterian Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:57 PM.