Philly Officer Injured Following 2-Car Crash
PHILADELPHIA (CBS)—A Philadelphia police officer was hospitalized after he collided with another car early this morning.
It happened around 2:30 a.m. at 26th Street and Girard Ave.
According to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector, Scott Small, the 45-year-old officer was on his way to the hospital to do a blood draw on a DUI suspect when his vehicle collided with another car.
The officer was transported to the hospital where he is currently listed in stable condition.
A 22-year-old man and a woman were inside the other vehicle involved. Police say they were not injured in the crash.
Further details surrounding the collision remains under investigation
"Right now it appears to be a two car accident," Small tells Eyewitness News.
The officer has been with the department for 21 years.
