Crime & Safety

Woman Killed In Hit-And-Run Thursday Morning: Philadelphia Police

Tahtiana Diggs​, 24, of Philadelphia, was fatally struck by a gray pickup truck Thursday morning on the 4300 block of N. Front Street.

PHILADELPHIA — A woman died after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning in Philadelphia, police said.

According to police, the crash occurred at about 3:43 a.m. on the 4300 block of North Front Street.

Struck was Tahtiana Diggs, 24, of Philadelphia.

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Police said Diggs was hit by a gray pickup truck going south on Front Street.

The truck drove off after striking Diggs, police said.

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Diggs was taken to Temple Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased at 4:23 a.m.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Philadelphia Police Department's Crash Investigation Division at 215-685-3180 or call or text the PPD's tipline at 215-686-8477.

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