Suspect in Radnor fatal hit-run to surrender today

RADNOR » A suspect in the fatal hit-run crash that took the life of a pedestrian on Lancaster Avenue is expected to surrender to face charges Thursday, police said.

Radnor police indicate the suspect will surrender to authorities at the township building Thursday morning. Radnor police and the Delaware County District Attorney’s office have scheduled a press conference to discuss the completion of the investigation and arrest at 1:30 p.m. at the Radnor Township Municipal Building

Radnor police earlier this week said they found the vehicle they believe ran over the 69-year-old man who was crossing Lancaster Avenue on March 6, killing him.

The vehicle, a white GMC Yukon, is registered to a Willistown, Chester County, address. Police said they had a person of interest who was under investigation.

Last week Radnor police held a press conference seeking the public’s help in finding the vehicle and posting a $10,000 reward for information, and releasing video and several images of the white SUV believed involved.

Fred Gitterman, the victim, was crossing in the 500 block of Lancaster Avenue around 8:08 p.m. when he was struck by a white SUV. The SUV slowed down, but then sped off west on Lancaster Avenue. Multiple video surveillance cameras caught images of the SUV until it turned left on Paoli Pike. Gitterman, who has addresses in both Radnor and Media, apparently ate dinner in a local restaurant just before the fatal accident, police said.

Gitterman was taken to Bryn Mawr Hospital and was pronounced dead a short time later, said Deputy Police Superintendent Chris Flanagan. When police came to the scene bystanders were “applying CPR,” said Flanagan.