PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A woman is dead after she was hit by a car in University City on Thanksgiving.
Police say 41-year-old Rosa Mar Espinosa Rodas was struck by a driver in a black 2012 Honda Accord just before 4 p.m. as she was crossing 36th and Market streets.
“She was hit with such force that she was knocked out of both of her sneakers, and her body appears to have been launched and dragged a distance of 200 feet,” Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told NBC10. She was pronounced dead by medics about 15 minutes later.
The driver, identified as 30-year-old Shamir Miller, then continued east on Market Street and hit a grey 2013 Buick Lacrosse just a few blocks away before fleeing the scene on foot. The driver of the Buick was taken to a nearby hospital for back and neck injuries. She is expected to be OK.
Police stopped Miller at 32nd and Market streets. He is charged with murder, homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault and related charges.
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