PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Residents along Spring Garden Street near 19th Street are calling for safety improvements following a serious crash early Saturday morning.

"They race up and down here like it's a highway," said Mary Butts, who lives nearby.

"The speeding is horrible," added Olga Aponte. "We have a lot of seniors living around this area."

Neighbors said they were awakened around 3 a.m. by the sound of the crash. According to police, the driver of a stolen Audi sped

through the intersection at 19th and Spring Garden streets and struck another vehicle. The driver fled the scene and has not been caught. One person suffered a head injury, and several cars were damaged.

But neighbors said there have been problems at this intersection in the past, and shared videos of previous crashe

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