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Philadelphia police have released surveillance video of a car wanted in connection to a deadly hit-and-run in the city's Olney section.
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His vehicle eventually gets off the other car and he assesses the damage before taking off. You can hear his flat tire flapping along the roadway. "My first reaction was, 'You know, this looks like this guy is not sober; he's probably going to try to get away,'" said Crooks. "Hopefully I can get some footage of the accident so that I can at least give it to the cops." Crooks said he gave the evidence to his neighbor who owned one of the heavily damaged cars. He said she went to the police with the recording. "She says that they weren't able to do anything," Crooks said.
His vehicle eventually gets off the other car and he assesses the damage before taking off. You can hear his flat tire flapping along the roadway. "My first reaction was, 'You know, this looks like this guy is not sober; he's probably going to try to get away,'" said Crooks. "Hopefully I can get some footage of the accident so that I can at least give it to the cops." Crooks said he gave the evidence to his neighbor who owned one of the heavily damaged cars. He said she went to the police with the recording. "She says that they weren't able to do anything," Crooks said.
The incident began just after 1 a.m. Saturday on the 2400 block of Germantown Avenue. According to police, the male driver of a 2007 GMC was traveling at a high rate of speed when he struck the rear of a 2000 Toyota. The Toyota then crashed into a parked unattended vehicle. The impact caused the male driver of the Toyota to be trapped inside in his car. Firefighters freed the Toyota driver and he was taken to the hospital in stable condition with a fractured ankle. The driver of the striking vehicle fled the scene and continued southbound Germanton Avenue where he lost control and struck a li...