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Mekhi Freeman, 10, killed in bicycle crash with SUV at Loretto Avenue in Philadelphia

Date:

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Area:

Philadelphia, PA

A 10-year-old Mekhi Freeman who was struck and dragged by an SUV while riding his bicycle Thursday in Northeast Philadelphia died early Friday morning. He was riding near the intersection of Loretto and Longshore Avenues in Castor Gardens when a Cadillac Escalade stopped at a stop sign at Longshore. Riding west through the intersection, Mekhi was struck by the accelerating SUV.