Roosevelt Boulevard. Vine Street. The Schuylkill Expressway. I-95. There are some stretches in Philadelphia where you expect people to drive crazy. But in a residential section of Germantown, the rules of the road are ignored so often that neighbors knew it was only a matter of time before tragedy struck. Recently it did, when a 21-year old was killed in a hit-and-run while crossing the street. KYW Newsradio's Shara Dae Howard tells us about the most dangerous intersection in Philadelphia you've probably never heard of, and what the Germantown community is now trying to do to fix it.

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And there's a tragic postscript to this story: days after recording our interview with Shara Dae Howard, a second woman was struck by an SUV and killed at the very same intersection, less than two weeks after the Dia Lee accident. You can read Shara Dae's reporting on the second hit-and-run incident here.

Roosevelt Boulevard. Vine Street. The Schuylkill Expressway. I-95. There are some stretches in Philadelphia where you expect people to drive crazy. But in a residential section of Germantown, the rules of the road are ignored so often that neighbors knew it was only a matter of time before tragedy struck. Recently it did, when a 21-year old was killed in a hit-and-run while crossing the street. KYW Newsradio's <a href="twitter.com/sharadae">Shara Dae Howard</a> tells us about <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/woman-killed-tesla-germantown-avenue-hit-and-run">the most dangerous intersection in Philadelphia you've probably never heard of</a>, and what the Germantown community is now trying to do to fix it.
The Jawncast is<a href="http://www.twitter.com/jayscottsmith"> Jay Scott Smith</a>,<a href="http://www.twitter.com/SabrinaKayaB"> Sabrina Boyd-Surka</a>, and<a href="http://www.twitter.com/brianseltzer"> Brian Seltzer</a>. Follow<a href="http://www.twitter.com/TheJawncast"> @TheJawncast</a> on Twitter for every new episode.
And there's a tragic postscript to this story: days after recording our interview with Shara Dae Howard, a second woman was struck by an SUV and killed at the very same intersection, less than two weeks after the Dia Lee accident. You can read Shara Dae's reporting on the second hit-and-run incident <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/deadly-hit-run-crashes-germantown-intersection">here</a>.

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