PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) \u2014 A woman is dead after she was hit by a car in University City on Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“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,\u201d Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told NBC10. She was pronounced dead by medics about 15 minutes later.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Police stopped Miller at 32nd and Market streets. He is charged with murder, homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault and related charges.<\/p>\n
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