Rideshare driver charged in fatal Pennsylvania hit-and-run

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 19:02 · Archive

A Philadelphia rideshare driver has been charged after allegedly striking a pedestrian who was then killed by a tractor-trailer.

Andy Nunez Vasquez, a Philadelphia rideshare driver, has been charged with multiple offences after a fatal collision in East Norriton, Montgomery County on 6 September. Police say Vasquez struck Ricardo Baptiste, 29, with his car as Baptiste was crossing the street around Germantown Pike and Whitehall Road. After being struck, Baptiste was run over by a tractor-trailer and died. Vasquez allegedly fled the scene without rendering aid or reporting the incident to authorities.

Police arrived at around 9:10 p.m. and found Baptiste injured and unresponsive. He was taken to Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators determined that Baptiste had been struck by a white 2015 Hyundai Sonata through surveillance video and licence plate readers.

Vasquez, 43, now faces misdemeanour charges of failing to render aid and report an accident to police, as well as a felony count of accidents involving injury or death. He pleaded guilty to disobeying a traffic control device in 2023.

How it is being reported

• Uber driver charged in fatal hit-and-run in Pa.Police said an Uber driver struck and killed a 29-year-old teacher in Motgomery County, then fled the scene without rendering aid or alerting authorities.PennLive · 21 Oct, 18:01
• Philly rideshare driver charged in fatal hit-and-run in Montgomery CountyAndy Nunez Vasquez, a Philly rideshare driver, allegedly failed to stop and render aid or report an accident after his car crashed into Ricardo Baptiste in East Norriton on Sept. 6. A tractor-trailer ran over Baptiste, who died.PhillyVoice · 21 Oct, 17:55

In this story: Andy Nunez Vasquez · Ricardo Baptiste · Philadelphia · East Norriton · Montgomery County

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