Woman killed in Boulevard crash

A woman from Northwest Philadelphia was killed early Tuesday morning in a crash on Roosevelt Boulevard near Normandy.

The 28-year-old lost control of the vehicle in the northbound lanes near Comly Road.According to reports, Melissa Coleman’s 2004 Chrysler Sebring struck a tree after Coleman lost control and the vehicle ran off the road ans jumped the curb. She was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after midnight.

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