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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Another cop injured in car crash

A 15th District police officer suffered minor injuries when he was involved in a car crash near Frankford and Cottman avenues in Northeast Philly about an hour ago.

Police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore said the unidentified officer was responding to an officer assist call when his cruiser collided with another car. The officer, who complained of pain in his side, was taken to Jeanes Hospital for observation. No other injuries were reported.

Officer Christoper Simone, meanwhile, was still listed tonight in critical but stable condition at Hahnemann University Hospital from the injuries he sustained in a brutal car wreck yesterday morning. Simone, a 12-year veteran, was also responding to an assist call when police officials said another motorist smashed into his cruiser at Broad and Spring Garden streets at about 1 a.m. Simone suffered head trauma, broken ribs and a broken leg and was put in a medically induced coma. The female driver of the other car, who has not been identified, was upgraded to stable condition earlier today, police said.

Posted by David Gambacorta @ 12:01 AM  Permalink | 14 comments
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Posted 07:20 AM, 08/28/2008
smurfie143
as much as i support the police. I've seen them just fly through stop signs with out slowing down. These guys need to understand that we only hear the siren when it's close by and brake too.
Posted 08:07 AM, 08/28/2008
Louis I Kahn
If only someone could invent some sort of device that emergency personel could carry in their vehicle which they could use to temporarily change green lights to red. So for example a police officer is racing down Broad Street and sees he has nothing but red lights ahead of him. So he sends a signal to the traffic lights ahead of him and they turn green and the lights of cross streets turn red. It would work like a remote control. Then after his vehicle passes the intersection a device in the traffic signal would sense he had passed (the same way EZ Pass can sense when a particular car passes) and returns the light to its regular schedule. It seems like the technology already exists for something like this. I suspect the biggest obstacle would be the cost.
Posted 08:21 AM, 08/28/2008
maddlib
How about if drivers would get off the phone or turn down the CD player while driving maybe they would be able to hear a police siren, or maybe they are just to arrogant and dumb and think the world revolves around them. PULL OVER WHEN YOU HEAR A SIREN OR SEE THE FLASHING LIGHTS!!!!
Posted 08:38 AM, 08/28/2008
Swyve
Louis I Kahn - There is an electronic device already on the market that some cities have in use for law enforcement and emergency service personnel to change traffic lights from red to green in their direction of travel...
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Posted 09:16 AM, 08/28/2008
ralph
Maddlib, how do you know if the driver was on their phone or had their music up high. How about the two sisters killed in an accident by Jersey State Police, I don't think they were on their phone. Btw, I see as many police officers driving and talking on their phone as I see regular citizens. Two accidents in two nights and no way can it be the officers fault. Ron, I thought Louis Kahn's plan was actually pretty good.
Posted 09:33 AM, 08/28/2008
diacetyl
They already have those. They're common in the suburbs. The recievecers look like small black cameras in the middle of the traffic light pole. Ambulances, fire trucks, and cops use them. Not sure why they're not using them in Philly; but my guess would be cost. There are a lot of intersections and a lot of vehicles that would need to have the equipment.
Posted 09:43 AM, 08/28/2008
Ron
Louis I Kahn-such a device DOES exist, and is going to be utilized by express bus drivers in NYC. If they can get their hands on it, I am certain the police can, too.
Posted 10:03 AM, 08/28/2008
Neverhit
If the City cannot afford Radios that work for their officers when they're in an emergency or have computers in the cars which are always down, then what makes you think they can install this red light system? All drivers need to be aware. Time to use common sense
Posted 10:18 AM, 08/28/2008
Louis I Kahn
Thanks for letting me know that this kind of traffic signal technology already exists. I guess I should have Googled it before asking about it. But I have since researched it and this technology is called Traffic Signal Preemption. I read about it here: http://www.prioritygreen.com/preemption.html It seems like it could make a difference.
Posted 10:36 AM, 08/28/2008
cygnus
Louis I Kahn: The technology does exist for police/emergency vehicles to change traffic lights from green to red. Good luck getting the Philly streets department to install them--we're just lucky to be driving on asphalt instead of cobblestones.
Posted 04:33 PM, 08/28/2008
nettiegzzz
why is it always "someone" crashing into a cop car and never a cop car crashing into a civilian ? We've all seen the officers FLYING down a street for whatever reason at a reckless rate of speed. Just because your in a police care doesnt' mean you should drive with no regard to others on the road.
Posted 01:36 PM, 08/29/2008
New Media Survivor
Accidents happen....... It's as simple as that!
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About David Gambacorta and Dafney Tales
David Gambacorta has covered cops, criminals and everyone in between at the Daily News since 2005. He grew up in South Philadelphia and studied journalism at Temple University. And yes, he knows you have a hard time pronouncing his last name.

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Dafney Tales has covered cops, criminals and cats getting caught in car engines at the Daily News since 2007. She, too, studied journalism at Temple University, but grew up in Boston, Mass. And yes, she knows you think her last name is pretty cool for a writer.

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