PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A dirt bike rider was killed after he crashed into a car and got pinned under it in West Philadelphia Wednesday night.
It happened around 8:15 p.m. at 52nd and Spruce streets. Police said the 25-year-old man was “popping a wheelie” when he collided with the car.
Officials said the driver of the car was making a legal turn and was not speeding.
First responders pulled the dirt bike rider out from under the car and took him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police identified the victim as Rashad Basil Young Jr.