A 61-year-old woman in a wheelchair who was killed in a hit-and-run has been identified
Jamal McCullough, a Philadelphia resident, has been charged in the November hit-and-run and turned himself in to Lower Merion police.
Lower Merion Township officials on Tuesday identified a 61-year-old woman who was killed in a hit-and-run last month in Bala Cynwyd. A Philadelphia man has been charged in her death.
Tracy E. Cary was killed when Jamal McCullough, 37, allegedly struck her with a Toyota Camry on City Avenue, south of Conshohocken State Road. Cary was homeless at the time of the incident but was a former Philadelphia resident, Lower Merion Township police said.
McCullough faces several charges in the hit-and-run, including causing an accident involving death and tampering with evidence. He surrendered to Lower Merion police on Monday.
McCullough allegedly was driving southbound on City Avenue on his way to work at Waste Management of Delaware Valley when he struck Cary at approximately 2:07 a.m. on Nov. 11. A passing driver saw Cary and called 911, shielding her from traffic with his parked car, according to the Lower Merion Township Police Department. Cary was transported by ambulance to Lankenau Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead.
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Surveillance video allegedly shows McCullough returning to the collision scene minutes afterward, pacing back and forth “within feet” of Cary for about three minutes, according to an affidavit. The next day, Waste Management contacted police, reporting that McCullough had informed his supervisor he was involved in a car crash with an older woman after it was reported on the news, and would soon be turning himself in.
On Nov. 13, Lower Merion police officers met McCullough at his job. McCullough allegedly informed the officers that he had hired an attorney and would not be able to speak about the incident, other than telling them, “I take responsibility for my actions.”
Some of McCullough’s coworkers told police that he had confessed to them about the incident, but that he said he believed he hit an empty wheelchair in the road, which is why he did not immediately stop his car. Other surveillance footage allegedly showed McCullough inspecting the damage to the front of his car shortly after the crash, according to the affidavit.
Later on Nov. 13, Lower Merion police officers recovered McCullough’s Camry with the assistance of his attorney.