Video shows Philadelphia police officer leaving person in street before deadly hit-and-run
Updated on: August 29, 2026 / 10:30 AM EDT / CBS Philadelphia
TL;DR
- A Philadelphia police officer is being investigated for allegedly leaving a man in the street before he was hit and killed by a car.
- Surveillance video reportedly shows the officer speaking to the man, who then fell and was left in the roadway before the officer departed.
- A second vehicle then struck and killed the man who was lying in the street.
- Police are searching for the driver of the vehicle that hit the victim.
- The officer involved has been placed on administrative duty, and both an active crash investigation and an internal probe into the officer's conduct are underway.