Desiree Charmaine Whitehead Jainlett, 50, fatally struck by vehicle after exiting bus at Allegheny Avenue and Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia police say 50-year-old Desiree Charmaine Whitehead Jainlett was struck and killed at that location around 11:30 p.m. Friday.
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