Police sergeant crashes into pole
A Philadelphia police sergeant crashed his cruiser into a utility pole in the Wynnefield section early Saturday after swerving to avoid what appeared to be an animal in the road, a police spokeswoman said.
A Philadelphia police sergeant crashed his cruiser into a utility pole in the Wynnefield section early Saturday after swerving to avoid what appeared to be an animal in the road, a police spokeswoman said.
It was about 2:30 a.m. when the sergeant, who was responding to a call to assist another officer, crashed into the pole on the 2100 block of Bryn Mawr Avenue, said Officer Tanya Little.
The sergeant, of the 19th District in West Philadelphia, was admitted to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center with a head injury. His police vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage, Little said.
- Julie Shaw