Arm Found In Philly Was Rt. 1 Crash Victim's, Police Confirm

MIDDLETOWN, PA — A severed arm found in Philadelphia on Monday belonged to the woman who was struck and killed on Rt. 1 in Bucks County earlier that morning, police confirmed on Friday.

Middletown Township Police Chief Joseph Bartorilla said the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office identified the left arm as belonging to 29-year-old Alexandra Ridgway of Levittown.

The limb was found on Pine Road in Philadelphia — miles south of the crash site, which was near Neshaminy High School.

"Examination of the arm indicates it was most likely transferred from the crash scene on Rt. 1 by a vehicle that traveled through the crash scene," Bartorilla said in a news release. "There is no information on what type of vehicle this may be or if it could be the initial striking vehicle of Alexandra Ridgway."

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Police say multiple vehicles struck Ridgway as she was walking alongside or on Rt. 1 shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Monday. None of those vehicles stopped, police said. Her family members have said they don't know why she would have been walking along the highway that early in the morning.

Also Friday, police said they've got new insight into at least one of the vehicles at the crash scene.

A vehicle part recovered at the site has been identified as a chrome-plated piece of plastic from the grill of a Mack truck, Bartorilla said. The grill is stamped with the Mack truck bulldog image and a partial part number, he said.

Earlier in the week, police had said they believed the first vehicle to strike Ridgway was a large one, such as a tractor-trailer.

Investigators learned the grill piece was manufactured for a series of tractor-trailers in model years 2004-2007.

"The evidence strongly suggests that this type of truck may have been the initial striking vehicle that then fled the scene," Bartorilla said.

The damaged area would be noticeable, he said, and alerts have been sent to certified Mack truck repair shops in the area. They are asking other repair shops to be on the lookout for a truck matching the description.

Funeral services for Ridgway, a Pennsbury High School graduate and home healthcare worker from Levittown, have been set for Saturday.