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Drunk Driver Hits Police Cruiser in North Philly: Cops

A drunk driver struck a police officer's patrol car in North Philadelphia early Saturday morning, one of several car crashes that occurred throughout the region as snow, sleet and freezing rain fell overnight.

The officer suffered minor injuries in the crash that occurred near Broad and Tioga streets around 2:30 a.m., officials said.

His police cruiser was blocking traffic at a construction site when the intoxicated man hit the car, investigators said.

Authorities arrested the driver, while the officer was taken to Temple University Hospital for treatment, police said.

Another crash in Delaware County involving two vehicles occurred just before 1 a.m. The accident happened on the 500 block of Highland Avenue in Chester, according to reports. It is unclear if anyone was hurt.

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