BREAKING: Police have named a suspect and charged him with homicide by vehicle in the hit-and-run crash that killed a mother walking with her children in Center City earlier this week.
At the same time, a 38-year-old woman and three girls -- ages 8, 10 and 11 -- were walking near the Trader Joe's at 13th and Arch streets, police said. As they were walking, the speeding Jeep struck the woman and her 8-year-old daughter, according to investigators.One witness told police the woman appeared to try and push the children out of the way as the Jeep came speeding toward them. The driver of the Jeep continued driving after the crash, investigators said.
The woman -- who has yet to be named -- underwent surgery at a nearby hospital. She was pronounced dead at the hospital at 1:23 p.m. on Wednesday. "We believe it's the mother and three of her children who were crossing Arch Street when they were struck by this Jeep," Small said. "They were hit with such force and such speed that they were launched out of their footwear," Small said.
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