Critical

Deputy Mayor for Philadelphia’s Commission of Aging Office Debrah Merlin is in Hahnemann University Hospital today after being struck by a car.

Action News reports that a spokesperson for Mayor Nutter has confirmed it was Merlin who was struck while crossing eastbound at Chestnut and 18th streets around 5:30 last night.

The driver who struck Merlin did stop at the scene. Merlin is in critical condition.