SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Police say an impaired driver who allegedly ran over a 12-year-old bicyclist Wednesday afternoon in South Philadelphia tried to flee the scene of the crash but was beaten and left with serious injuries.
According to police, a 59-year-old man was attempting to pass a car on Oregon Avenue around 5 p.m. when he slammed into a 12-year-old boy who was riding his bike in the bike lane.
Police say the child became lodged underneath the truck and was dragged over 200 feet.Police say a 12-year-old is expected to be okay after he was struck by an impaired driver.
The unnamed driver tried to run away, but police say he was stopped and beaten by a person or group of people near 8th and Oregon streets.