Police release photo of car that killed 77-year-old grandmother in West Philadelphia hit

Police say a man driving this black Infiniti Q50 struck and killed a 77-year-old woman at 54th Street and Lancaster Avenue on Friday. Read more Courtesy of the Philadelphia Police Dep

by Ellie Rushing Published Sept. 29, 2025, 2:52 p.m. ET

Philadelphia police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver of a black Infiniti Q50 after a 77-year-old grandmother was killed in a hit-and-run in West Philadelphia last week.

Dorothea Cathell was walking home from the store around 5:20 p.m. Friday, toting a cart filled with Halloween decorations, when police said she was struck by a speeding driver at 54th Street and Lancaster Avenue.

The driver, a male, fled the scene with severe damage to the car’s front windshield, hood, and grill, police said. He then dropped off