March 04, 2024
Provided Image/Kate Hinchey-Wise
Six parked cars were damaged in a hit-and-run crash Saturday night in West Philadelphia, police say. The impact was so severe that one of the cars was pushed underneath another.
A hit-and-run crash that damaged six parked cars in West Philadelphia has residents asking the community for help.
The crash occurred Saturday night at 44th and Chestnut streets, police said. The driver of a 2015 GMC Sierra pickup truck fled the scene eastbound on Chestnut Street. Investigators found the truck abandoned at 42nd and Market streets. The crash remains under investigation; no arrests have been made.
Ring doorbell footage shows the black truck speeding down the street at 10:19 and smashing into a car, according to resident Kate Hinchey-Wise. She said the impact was so severe that it damaged other vehicles and left her wife's car – a Subaru Crosstrek – on top of another vehicle.
Hinchey-Wise took to social media in hopes of identifying the driver at fault, requesting eyewitness accounts and video and photo evidence.
"This car wasn’t just our means of transport; it also held sentimental value, given to my wife by her late grandparents," Hinchey-Wise wrote in an Instagram post. "I honestly can't believe someone would leave an accident this huge but I guess some people are reckless and heartless. Thank you for your kindness and any information you would be willing to offer."
