Philadelphia police car hits man on Frankford street
It happened about 7:45 a.m. in the area of Ruan and Leiper streets.
A Philadelphia police car struck and injured a man Thursday morning in Northeast Philadelphia’s Frankford section.
The victim was reported to be in stable condition at Albert Einstein Medical Center, police said.
Police said an officer responding to a burglary alarm was heading west on the 1400 block of Ruan Street about 7:40 a.m. when a 42-year-old man stepped off the back of his truck into the path of the patrol car.
The officer was not hurt but the police car suffered damage to the hood and windshield, police said.
The police department’s Accident Investigation Division is investigating.