A man died shortly after stepping out of a vehicle that, police say, he crashed into a tree -- along with several parked cars -- in an incident that happened in the Crescentville neighborhood of North Philly early Tuesday.

According to police, the incident happened when a 53-year-old man, behind the wheel of a 2008 chevy pick-up truck, struck a tree while traveling eastbound, in the westbound lane, along the 4500 block of Castor Avenue at about 2:26 a.m. on Tuesday.

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The vehicle, officials said, then left the scene of that crash and continued on, striking several parked vehicles along the 1200 block of Adams Avenue.

The driver drove away from that scene as well, before, police said, the truck finally cam

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