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Woman killed, driver arrested in Philly hit-and-run, police said

Victor Manue Senquiz, 29, of Philadelphia, initially fled the scene at West Allegheny Avenue and Rosehill Street but returned and was arrested, police said.

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Philadelphia police charged a 29-year-old man with homicide by vehicle in the death of a pedestrian early Sunday morning in Kensington.

Victor Manue Senquiz, of Philadelphia, was driving a Honda pickup truck about 12:45 a.m. when the vehicle struck a 36-year-old woman who was crossing at the intersection of West Allegheny Avenue and Rosehill Street, police said. The woman, whose identity was not released, was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital.

Police said Senquiz initially fled the scene but returned and was arrested.