PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating a hit-and-run in Mayfair that left a 72-year-old woman dead on Friday night.

Police said the driver was under the influence when he was traveling down Ryan Avenue just before 8 p.m. and struck the woman.

While she was rushed to the hospital, detectives remained at the scene to collect evidence, including the victim's shoes and walker, that were in the middle of the road.

The woman, originally listed as critical condition, succumbed to her injuries in the hospital just after 6 a.m. Saturday.

A man who works nearby said it's devastating to know the driver just left the victim.

"That's terrible. That's terrible," said Thommie Hampton from West Philadelphia. "Honestly, it's sick because he could have stopped, and I don't think

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