Philly motorcycle cop injured after hitting pothole and crashing
The officer was on routine patrol eastbound on Grant Avenue near Roosevelt Boulevard in the Northeast when he struck a pothole, police said.
A Philadelphia Highway Patrol officer was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries after losing control of his motorcycle when it hit a pothole Saturday morning, police said.
The officer, who was not identified, was on routine patrol eastbound on Grant Avenue near Roosevelt Boulevard in the Northeast when he struck a pothole around 11 a.m., police said.
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Medics took him to Jefferson Health Torresdale Hospital, where he was reported in stable condition. He was released shortly after 5 p.m., police said.
The motorcycle appears totaled, police said.