May 06, 2023
Thom Carroll/for PhillyVoice
A 25-year-old man died after losing control of a vehicle and crashing into a pole and house on the 600 block of North 7th Street in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia.
A 25-year-old man died after crashing a car in Northern Liberties on Saturday morning, police said.
Police responded to a call of a crash around 3:00 a.m.The man, who was driving a 2011 Mercedes, lost control of the car, speeding, and hit a pole before crashing into a house on the 600 block of North 7th Street, according to multiple reports.
First responders took the man to Jefferson University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 4 a.m., Fox 29 reported.
Police initially believed a shooting led to the deadly crash. However, further investigation revealed it was a single-car crash, 6ABC said.
An investigation by the Crash Investigation Division is ongoing.
