Man dies after stepping out of truck following Crecentville crashes, police say

A man died shortly after stepping out of a vehicle that, police say, he crashed into a tree — along with several parked cars — in an incident that happened in the Crescentville neighborhood of North Philly early Tuesday.

According to police, the incident happened when a 53-year-old man, behind the wheel of a 2008 chevy pick-up truck, struck a tree while traveling eastbound, in the westbound lane, along the 4500 block of Castor Avenue at about 2:26 a.m. on Tuesday.

The vehicle, officials said, then left the scene of that crash and continued on, striking several parked vehicles along the 1200 block of Adams Avenue…

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