Officer leaves man on street before fatal hit-and-run
By The BriefBrief
Philadelphia police are investigating an officer who, officials say, failed to help a 48-year-old man lying in the street before he was struck and killed in a hit-and-run. The victim was walking with an unsteady gait in the bike lane on Rising Sun Avenue when a police officer pulled over and spoke to him, and surveillance video shows the officer leaving before the crash.
WHO:Philadelphia Police
WHAT:Police investigate an officer for allegedly leaving a man on the street before a fatal hit-and-run.
WHEN:Aug 28, 2026
WHERE:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
WHY:A surveillance video shows the officer leaving the victim on the ground before the fatal hit-and-run, prompting an investigation into whether the officer failed to help.
