Police said a 30-year-old man, Shamir Miller, allegedly struck and killed a 41-year-old pedestrian in West Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day. Read more Tom Gralish / Staff Photographer

by David Gambacorta Published Nov. 28, 2025, 5:38 p.m. ET

Late Thursday afternoon, while Thanksgiving rituals unfurled in rowhouses and neighborhoods across Philadelphia, Rosa Mar Espinosa Rodas took her final steps.

Espinosa Rodas, 41, was struck by a black 2012 Honda Accord at 36th and Market Streets in University City about 3:50 p.m., according to preliminary information released Friday by Philadelphia police.

After hitting Espinosa Rodas, the Honda’s driver didn’t stop. Instead, police said, the car continued eastbound along Market Street, where it then crashed into a Buick LaCrosse near

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