Car Sought in Hit-and-Run of Off-Duty Philly Officer

A windshield wiper arm wasn't all they left behind.

At least two people were in a vehicle that struck an off-duty police officer in Kensington about 2 a.m. Wednesday before speeding off as Michael Brady, 28, lay bleeding with a head wound, police said.

Brady, stationed at the 3rd District in South Philly, had left a neighborhood bar and was walking on Cumberland Street near Cedar to a nearby home. While crossing the street, a dark-colored, four-door sedan believed to be a Lincoln MKS hit Brady.

The car stopped a block and a half away, police said. Surveillance video released by the police shows a woman emerge from the passenger side to quickly survey the vehicle. The car then continued traveling east toward Aramingo Avenue.

"They knew they hit somebody or something," Capt. John Wilczynski, commanding officer of the police department's Accident Investigation Division, said at a news conference Wednesday.

Brady, a five-year veteran with the force, was transported to Hahnemann University Hospital in critical but stable condition. He received about eight staples to his head, Wilczynski said, and was expected to be released late Wednesday or on Thursday.

Police say the car likely incurred some level of damage, such as a dented hood or cracked windshield. A windshield wiper arm was recovered at the scene.

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