41-year-old male pedestrian fatally struck by car that jumped curb at Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Man freed after being struck in North Philly, trapped under vehicle
Police say a BMW jumped a curb, hit a utility pole and struck the 41-year-old male victim.
The man became trapped under the SUV.
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