Sunday, April 2, 2017

Female passenger killed after a car struck a deer and slammed into a PECO utility pole in Philadelphia's Roxborough section






Sunday, April 02, 2017 12:19PM
ROXBOROUGH (WPVI) -- A woman has died after a crash in Philadelphia's Roxborough section.

It happened around 12:30 a.m. Sunday on Hagy's Mill Road near Belfrey Drive.

Police say the driver of a car struck a deer and slammed into a PECO utility pole.

The pole then fell onto the car, splitting it in half, police say.

The 22-year-old female passenger was ejected from the vehicle.

She was rushed to Einstein Medical Center where she died from her injuries.

The 27-year-old male driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.




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UPPER ROXBOROUGH (WTXF) - A woman was killed when the car she was in hit a deer in Upper Roxborough, overnight.

Philadelphia police say it happened shortly after 12:30am Sunday along Hagys Mill and Campanile roads.

The 27-year-old man driving hit the deer and lost control of the car.

Then, the car slammed into a PECO electric pole, causing it to fall and split the vehicle in half.

Investigators say the 22-year-old victim was ejected from the top of the car, since it split, and she landed on her head. She was taken to the hospital, where she died.

The driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.