Mar 25, 2009 5:55 am US/Eastern
Officer Injured In Center City Collision
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ―
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A police cruiser and an another vehicle collided in Center City Tuesday evening.
CBS
A Philadelphia Police officer was hospitalized after being involved in a two-car accident Tuesday evening.
A police cruiser collided with another vehicle at the intersection of 7th and Market Streets in Center City at 8:15 p.m.
The driver's side door of the cruiser was crushed in the crash, trapping a 48-year-old female officer inside for nearly 15 minutes.
The officer was rushed to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in stable condition with a fractured leg and pelvis.
Investigators said the officer, from the Center City district, was responding to a call prior to the collision. It was not immediately known if the officer's overhead lights were active.
"It's unknown at this time who had the red light and who had a green light," Chief Inspector Scott Small said. "However, the police vehicle is clearly the vehicle that was struck on the driver door. The striking vehicle, the civilian vehicle, clearly has damage to the front-end. So the civilian vehicle is the striking vehicle."
The 18-year-old driver of the civilian vehicle and three passengers were taken to Jefferson University Hospital for evaluation, but they are all expected to be OK.
So far, no charges have been filed. The accident remains under investigation.
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