HUP anesthesia technician killed in hit-and-run crash in University City
Jonathan Mack, 55, a technician at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, was struck and killed while in a crosswalk.
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A 55-year-old Philadelphia man who was crossing the street in University City was struck and killed in a fatal hit-and-run Wednesday, police said, by a driver who fled the scene, but later reported the incident to police.
Jonathan Mack, an anesthesia technician at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, was in the crosswalk on the 3600 block of Spruce Street at 5:35 a.m. when a woman driving a Buick Enclave eastbound on Spruce Street hit him, police said. Mack was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:06 a.m.
As police were investigating, the driver, a 41-year-old woman, arrived at the 18th Police District to report the crash. Her car was found on the 4900 block of Larchwood Street, police said.
No arrests have been made and police continue to investigate.
John Keogh, executive director of perioperative and procedural services at Penn Medicine, said in a statement to colleagues on Wednesday: “Jon was an invaluable member of our PeriOp team since 2012. Not only was he highly skilled in his role as an Anesthesia Tech, but he also brought joy and camaraderie to our workplace. His passion for storytelling and his knowledge of various topics, from world events to music and Philly sports, made him a beloved figure among us all — he was ‘that guy.’”