PHILADELPHIA – Investigators say a woman walking to work with her co-workers was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver who ran a red light early Thursday mornig.
What we know:
Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the intersection of 33rd and Market streets around 5 a.m. for reports of a hit-and-run.
Police found 48-year-old Meaza Brown lying in the road suffering from trauma to the head. She was pronounced dead a short time later, according to police.
Investigators say Brown and three co-workers were crossing 33rd Street when a Chrysler 300 driving down Market Street ran a red light and struck the woman.
Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters at the crime scene that the group was just blocks away from work when the deadly collision happened.
What we don’t know:
Witnesses helped police with a description of the striking vehicle, including a Pennsylvania license plate number that lead them to an address in Philadelphia.
Small said the vehicle and the driver have not been found at this time.