Crime & Safety
Man Fatally Struck By Driver Suffering From Gunshot In Delco: Police
The driver of a vehicle that killed a man on an I-95 ramp in Ridley Friday died from a gunshot wound, prompting a homicide investigation.
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, PA — Two people are dead following a shooting and vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Delaware County Friday night.
Clinton Martin, 29, of Lansdowne, and Joshua Waltz, 33, of Odessa, Delaware were killed in the incident, authorities said.
The deadly scene was discovered by police on a ramp from Interstate 95 north to Interstate 476 north, just before Exit 1/Macdade Boulevard, in Ridley Township at about 9:48 p.m. Friday.
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State police were called to the area for a report of a two vehicle crash. There, they found Martin in a gray 2010 Mazda 5 suffering from a gunshot wound, and Waltz dead under the Mazda. Martin was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said an investigation revealed Waltz had been outside his 2010 Chevrolet Malibu, which was disabled on the ramp.
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About a quarter of a mile south of Waltz and his vehicle, the Mazda crashed into the right concrete barrier and drove along the barrier, all while heading toward Waltz and his vehicle.
The Mazda then struck fatally Waltz and the Malibu.
Pennsylvania State Police Troopers are asking that anyone driving in the area of the incident who may have a vehicle equipped with a dash cam or any other mobile recording devices to contact them at 484-840-1000 or 610-584-1250.
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