NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA - A woman is dead after Philadelphia police said she ran a red light and slammed into a tree on the median of Roosevelt Boulevard early Thursday morning in Northeast Philadelphia.
Officers were called to the intersection of Woodward Street and Roosevelt Boulevard around 3 a.m. for reports of a single-car crash.
According to police, a 26-year-old woman was driving south on the outer lanes of Roosevelet Boulevard when she ignored a red light and jumped the median into the inner lanes.
The unidentified driver then jumped the center median and struck a large tree which caused her car to catch fire. A woman is dead after police said she ran a red light and hopped two medians before slamming into a tree.