{"id":41908,"date":"2025-11-22T21:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T21:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/41908\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T21:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T21:49:09","slug":"man-struck-by-porsche-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/41908\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Struck By Porsche, Killed &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bucks-county.pauldavis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"246\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214340 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763848148_275_PD-GIF-Proposal.gif\" data-eio-rwidth=\"550\" data-eio-rheight=\"246\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763848148_275_PD-GIF-Proposal.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214340 lazy\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/levittownnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_1806.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8642 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1806.jpg\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"580\" data-eio-rheight=\"386\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1806.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8642 lazy\"  data- data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/a>File photo.<br \/>\nCredit: Tom Sofield\/LevittownNow.com<\/p>\n<p>An 84-year-old Trevose man died Friday evening after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Brownsville Road.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Thompson, of Oak Avenue, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel shortly after the 6:20 p.m. incident, according to Bensalem Township police.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian near the intersection of Brownsville Road and Oak Avenue. <\/p>\n<p>Responding officers found Thompson in the roadway with significant head injuries and no vital signs.<\/p>\n<p>A preliminary police investigation found that Thompson was crossing Brownsville Road mid-block when he was struck by a dark blue Porsche traveling northbound, police said. <\/p>\n<p>Police reported that the view of the Porsche driver, who remained at the scene, was obstructed by another vehicle that was turning left from Oak Avenue onto southbound Brownsville Road. <\/p>\n<p>The driver of the Porsche did not see the pedestrian in the roadway, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said they do not believe speed was a factor in the crash, and there is no indication that the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>Bensalem Township police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash or has relevant video footage to contact the department at 215-633-3719.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217110 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763848149_498_mdf44.png\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"300\" data-eio-rheight=\"198\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763848149_498_mdf44.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217110 lazy\"  data- data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221623 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763848149_398_crl.png\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"300\" data-eio-rheight=\"225\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763848149_398_crl.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221623 lazy\"  data- data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"File photo. 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