by Henry Savage Published Nov. 20, 2025, 8:13 a.m. ET

A woman was killed in a hit-and-run early this morning in University City .

The 48-year-old woman was walking with co-workers when a driver in a silver Chrysler 300 struck and killed her around 4:30 a.m. on 33rd and Market streets, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters at the scene . The woman was pronounced dead at 4:45 a.m. at a nearby hospital.

Small said that the woman was hit at such a high rate of speed, “she was launched out of her sneakers,” he said.

“The driver of the striking vehicle did not remain on scene, did not render any aid, and just fled the scene,” Small said.

The driver drove away on Market Street, heading toward 30th Street Station, reported NBC10. No other people were hit by

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