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Driver Charged With DUI After Crash Injures His Four Children

By Al Novack

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A Philadelphia man is facing DUI charges after crashing a car with his four young children inside.

The accident happened around 10:00 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Shelbourne Street and Wyoming Avenue in the city's Juniata Park section.

Police say the unidentified man lost control of his car, crashed into a fence and then struck a parked car.

Four of the man's children, a boy and three girls, ranging in age from 5-years-old to 12-years-old, were taken to St. Christopher's Hospital where they were treated for minor injuries.

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