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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Police say a suspected drunk driver lost control of his mini-van near 11th and West Cumberland Street and crashed into a car going through the intersection. It happened at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday. The vehicle then careened off that car and then came to a halt when his van smashed into two police cars that were stopped nearby. One 22nd District police officer suffered minor injuries and was taken to Temple University Hospital for treatment of minor non-life threatening injuries. He is expected to be released.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
A car sideswiped a police car in Center City this morning sending one person to the hospital. According to Philadelphia Police, a Nissan Altima crashed into the parked police cruiser at 17th and Ludlow Street -- Ludlow is between Market and Chestnut Streets around 8:15 a.m. One person was taken to Hahnemann Hospital for treatment, according to dispatchers. It wasn’t clear if the injured person was a civilian or a police officer.