Crime & Safety

Father Remembers Daughter Killed In New Year's Eve Uber Crash In Philadelphia: "My Heart Is Broken"

"She was fun, perky, energetic, liked to laugh," Calvin Sutton, Kiyonna's father, said.

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January 9, 2025

A Delaware County father is sharing memories of his daughter, 28-year-old Kiyonna Sutton, just over a week after an Uber crash on New Year's Eve claimed her life.

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"She was fun, perky, energetic, liked to laugh," Calvin Sutton, Kiyonna's father, said.

Kiyonna Sutton was a passenger in an Uber on her way to a New Year's Eve party when police say the car collided with a tractor-trailer. The crash occurred at Nedro and Ogontz avenues in the West Oak Lane neighborhood at around 10:45 p.m. She was taken to a hospital, where she died that night.

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Kiyonna Sutton and her father, Calvin Sutton. Kiyona was killed in a crash on New Year's Eve in Philadelphia while riding in an Uber/CBS Philadelphia

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