Police Recover Vehicle Believed To Be Involved In Hit-And-Run That Killed Temple Student

GROVE AND NORRISTOWN, JUSTTHAT RIGHT LANE BLOCKED.JIM, BACK TO YOU.THANK YOU, CHANDLER, OVERNIGHT POLICE RECOVERED THE CARTHOUGHT TO BE INVOLVED IN AHIT-AND-RUN THAT KILLED ATEMPLE UNIVERSITY STUDENT."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERCRYSTAL CRANMORE LIVE ON THEKNOTTER PHILADELPHIA CAMPUSWITH THE LATEST ON THE HUNTFOR THE DRIVER.CRYSTAL?GOOD MORNING, JANELLE, JIM.POLICE TELL US THEY FOUND THATCAR JUST FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROMWHERE THEY FOUND THE VICTIMWITH NO DRIVER INCH IN SITE.ACCORDING TO OFFICERS, JUSTDOING ROUTINE PATREL IN THEAREA WHEN THEY CAME ACROSS THE27 YEAR OLD MAN, ONEIGHTH STREET.WHICH IS ABOUT NINE BLOCKSAWAY FROM TEMPLE UNIVERSITYMORGAN HALL, ON CECIL B.

MOOREAVENUE.NOW, POLICE RESPONDED TO THESCENE AROUND 8:30 MONDAYNIGHT.THIS IS THE CAR DETECTIVESBELIEVE MAY HAVE BEENINVOLVED.THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED.THERE IS SIGNIFICANT FRONT ENDDAMAGE.NOW, AUTHORITIES FOUND THEHYUNDAI PARKED AGAINUNATTENDED AT EIGHTH AND BURKESTREET JUST FEW BLOCKS AWAY,FROM THE SCENE.WE ARE TOLD CAR PARTS FOUNDNEAR THE VICTIM APPEAR AT THISPOINT TO MATCH THE HYUNDAI.NOW ACCORDING TOINVESTIGATORS, THE 27 YEAR OLDVICTIM WAS CROSSINGEIGHTH STREET WHEN WITNESSESSAY A DARK COLORED SEDANSPEEDING ON EIGHTH STREET INTHE WRONG DIRECTION HIT HIM.POLICE SAY HE HAD SEVERE HEADTRAUMA PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THESCENE.RIGHT NOW THE INVESTIGATIONCENTERS AROUND THE DAMAGED CARPOLICE FAWN.TAKE A LISTEN.THEY BELIEVE PRELIMINARILLYTHAT THIS IS THE STRIKINGVEHICLE.FORTUNATELY, WE DID FINDZOMBIES WAS CAMERAS IN THEAREA, ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORSWERE ABLE TO VIEW THERECORDING FROM AT LEAST ONE OFTHOSE BUSINESSES, THAT DIDSHOW A VEHICLE TRAVELING NORTHON EIGHTH STREET TRAVELING THEWRONG WAY.NOW BETWEEN THAT VIDEO ANDEYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS, POLICEARE HOPING TO MAKE A SWIFTARREST IN THIS FATALHIT-AND-RUN.FOR NOW LIVE ON TEMPLE