Temple University on Tuesday identified a 20-year-old student who was killed last week by a hit-and-run driver on Kelly Drive.
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Bryce Wolfe, of Conyngham, a borough in Luzerne County, was an actuarial science major in the Fox School of Business and had just completed his sophomore year, said Temple President John Fry in a joint statement to the university community with Jodi Bailey Accavallo, vice president of student affairs, and Denise Wilhelm, interim vice president for public safety.
Wolfe was riding a motorcycle when he was struck by a vehicle believed to be a white SUV, his parents said in an interview late Tuesday night.
The unidentified driver dragged Wolfe for more than a mile on Kelly Drive, Clarence Wolfe III said.
“We’re committed to getting justice for our son,” Lori Wolfe said.
Philadelphia police said they responded to a report of a crash at Kelly and Reservoir Drives around 11:15 p.m. on June 24.
Police said they believe the driver of a white SUV was traveling east on Kelly Drive and was trying to make an illegal turn onto Reservoir Drive, but then attempted to return to eastbound Kelly Drive when the SUV entered the westbound path of the red 2004 Triumph motorcycle Wolfe was riding.
Wolfe became trapped beneath the SUV and was dragged to the area of Fountain Green Drive before Wolfe’s body was dislodged from the SUV, police said.
Wolfe was transported by medics to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and was pronounced dead at 4:41 a.m. on June 25, police said.
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The suspected SUV sustained damage on the driver’s side and damage to the driver’s-side front wheel well, fender, and possibly driver’s-side door, police said.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help the Wolfe family at https://gofund.me/6e756b830.
“Thanks to an anonymous donor, there is a $10,000 reward available for information leading to an arrest and conviction,” Fry said.
Anyone with information about the case can contact police at 215-686-TIPS (8477), Fry said.
Wolfe “had quickly established a reputation as both an excellent student and engaged member of the Temple community,” maintaining a high grade-point average while being enrolled in both Temple and Fox Honors program, Fry said.
“Bryce was also deeply involved outside of class as he was a member of the student professional organization Gamma Iota Sigma and had recently started an internship with United States Liability Insurance Group,” Fry said.
“There is no doubt that he had a very bright future ahead of him, and that’s what makes delivering this news especially difficult,” Fry said.
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