She was hit by a gray or silver nissan. They rushed her to the hospital, but the best efforts of the doctors could not save her life. By the way, the car that struck her did not stop. It is friday night, and the big story on action news tonight is hit and run homicide on the streets of philadelphia. Action News Reporter dann cuellar is live at the scene, dann. Reporter jim, we have learned tonight that the child was a student at cassidy elementary around the corner at 65th and land down. Tonight the neighborhood is devastated that the little girl has died, and to not make it. Im praying for her family. It is just devastating. I was really praying. I was hoping that she would be okay. Reporter reaction among those here in the 700 block of 63rd in the wake of the terrible tragedy. Wow. You know, that is a hurtful feeling, hurtful situation. Reporter police say it was sometime around 3 15 that the eight yearold was walking home from school with friend when she was struck by a driver trave
She was hit by a gray or silver nissan. They rushed her to the hospital, but the best efforts of the doctors could not save her life. By the way, the car that struck her did not stop. It is friday night, and the big story on action news tonight is hit and run homicide on the streets of philadelphia. Action News Reporter dann cuellar is live at the scene, dann. Reporter jim, we have learned tonight that the child was a student at cassidy elementary around the corner at 65th and land down. Tonight the neighborhood is devastated that the little girl has died, and to not make it. Im praying for her family. It is just devastating. I was really praying. I was hoping that she would be okay. Reporter reaction among those here in the 700 block of 63rd in the wake of the terrible tragedy. Wow. You know, that is a hurtful feeling, hurtful situation. Reporter police say it was sometime around 3 15 that the eight yearold was walking home from school with friend when she was struck by a driver trave
Live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 10. Happening right now, a heartbreaking search. Pictures like these show a beautiful eightyearold girl in happier times but tonight her family is mourning her death. She died earlier tonight after being hit by a car. The driver didnt even stop. Good evening, im chris oconnell. Im lucy noland tonight a manhunt is on for that driver. Fox 29s Joanne Pileggi joins us live from university city. Joanne. Reporter lucy, chris, as parent you always worry when your kids are crossing busy streets, and this is why we worry. When Something Like this happe happens. So you can visualize this familys pain. Knowing that someone struck and killed their eightyearold daughter. Didnt stop. Just sped away. Whoever did this, i want you to know that youre causing my family a great deal of pain. Shes the happiest little girl ever. She has manners, always happy, always laughing. In an instant everything changed when eightyearold Jay Anna Powell and h
Shes happiest little ever girl ever she has manners, always happy, always laughing of laughing. Reporter today a hitandrun driver changed all of that eightyearold Jay Anna Powell and her brother were crossing lansdowne avenue in overbrook after school when they were struck by a car. She was eight, innocent on the way home from school. What they said it knocked her 20 feet in the air. We understand accidents happen but now you just killed an eightyearold child. Reporter grief, shock and anger the family cannot believe the driver sped away. You took our princess from us. Our princess. Shes gone now. Reporter police picked up evidence from the scene. Neighbors are horrified that this could happen. Thats bad. They need to turn they self in. Its horrible. What they did, hit a little child, the child dead. Its hurtful. The whole point you shall have stopped. You should have checked to make sure the two little kids was all right. And then go on about your business. You didnt do none of that.
Shes happiest little ever girl ever she has manners, always happy, always laughing of laughing. Reporter today a hitandrun driver changed all of that eightyearold Jay Anna Powell and her brother were crossing lansdowne avenue in overbrook after school when they were struck by a car. She was eight, innocent on the way home from school. What they said it knocked her 20 feet in the air. We understand accidents happen but now you just killed an eightyearold child. Reporter grief, shock and anger the family cannot believe the driver sped away. You took our princess from us. Our princess. Shes gone now. Reporter police picked up evidence from the scene. Neighbors are horrified that this could happen. Thats bad. They need to turn they self in. Its horrible. What they did, hit a little child, the child dead. Its hurtful. The whole point you shall have stopped. You should have checked to make sure the two little kids was all right. And then go on about your business. You didnt do none of that.