Uber passenger killed in Philly crash by domestic assault suspect fleeing sheriffs

Police are searching for a man wanted for domestic assault after he caused a deadly crash in North Philadelphia on Monday morning and fled the scene.

The Philadelphia Police Department said Joseph Cini struck an Uber and killed a 63-year-old female passenger after he fled from a home on the 900 block of North Watts Street. Police said the city’s sheriff’s office was attempting to serve a warrant on domestic assault charges when Cini took off from North Watts Street east on Girard Avenue.

The fatal accident happened shortly before 7:30 a.m. Monday at North 9th Street and West Girard Avenue…

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