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A 16-year-old riding his bike was killed in a hit-and-run in Northeast Philadelphia

Police later identified the victim as William McWilliams, from the 1300 block of Wales Place.

File picture of police yellow tape. Photograph taken during crime scene investigation on Redfield just below Market Street in Philadelphia, Friday, April 15, 2022.
File picture of police yellow tape. Photograph taken during crime scene investigation on Redfield just below Market Street in Philadelphia, Friday, April 15, 2022.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer

A 16-year-old riding his bicycle was struck and killed in a fatal hit-and-run in Northeast Philadelphia early Friday morning, police said.

At 4:15 a.m. Friday, a vehicle hit the teen who was riding a bicycle at the intersection of Woodhaven and Byberry Roads, police said. Police later identified the victim as William McWilliams, from the 1300 block of Wales Place.

McWilliams was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and was pronounced dead less than an hour later.

Police initially said the bike rider was an 18-year-old, but later changed the age to 17, and then 16.

The driver of the car that hit McWilliams fled the scene. Police said the car may be a 2015 or newer dark-colored Dodge Charger with visible damage to the right front wheel area.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police’s Crash Investigation Division at 215-685-3180 or call or text the Philadelphia Police Department’s tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477).