Man killed by Tesla hit-and-run driver in Nicetown
The unidentified victim was crossing the street along the 1700 block of West Hunting Park Avenue when he was struck by a burgundy Tesla with a New Jersey license plate, police said.
An unidentified man was killed by a hit-and-driver in a Tesla in the city’s Nicetown section Tuesday night, police said.
Just before 6:45 p.m., the man was crossing the street along the 1700 block of West Hunting Park Avenue near the Shane Victorino Nicetown Boys and Girls Club when he was hit by a burgundy Tesla with a New Jersey license plate.
The Tesla, which was heading westbound, stopped about a half block away and two men ran from the scene, police said.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by medics.
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