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Police: Another Alleged Drunk Driver Hits Cop A 15th District Philadelphia Police Officer's Crusier Crashed By Suspected Drunken Driver

By  JUSTIN PIZZI

Updated 6:06 PM EDT, Thu, Nov 20, 2008

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Another drunk driver hits a cop.

 

Just days after a Philadelphia Police Officer is killed by an alleged drunk driver, another officer is hurt in another crash where the driver is being tested for DUI, investigators said.

It happened around two 2:00 am. in Frankford. 

The alleged drunk driver hit the 15th district officer at the intersection of Wakeling and Saul Streets after running a stop sign. 

Investigators say the officer was brought to Hahnemann Hospital in Center City with minor injuries. 

Just Monday, 20-year veteran Sgt. Tim Simpson was killed by a speeding driver who was drunk and had just scored heroine in Port Richmond, according to police.

 

This morning police arrested the alleged drunk driver who hit the officer in Frankford and charged him wit DUI.

 

 

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  • DAN Friday, Nov 21 at 1:27 AM FLAG COMMENT WELL IT WAS PRETTY BAD ACCIDENT I SEEN ON MY WAY TO WORK. NOT ONLY DID THE COP CAR AND THE VICTIMS CAR GOT HIT BUT HE ALSO RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR THAT SMASHED FOUR OTHER CARS BEHIND IT SO TOTAL IT WAS 6 CARS THAT GOT BASICALLY TOTALED IT WAS LIKE THE DOMINO AFFECT ONE CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR THAT HIT ANOTHER CAR SO ON AND SO FORTH SO IT WAS PRETTY UGLY AT THE SCENE!
  • mj Thursday, Nov 20 at 7:39 PM FLAG COMMENT Im wit DS....
  • DS Thursday, Nov 20 at 6:44 PM FLAG COMMENT yo mickey, I am not an investigator, but I do have 2 good eyes to see that the front of the officer's car is pushed in, and the other car has damage to the passenger side, WHO HIT WHO???and who said the guy was drunk? just maybe it was drugs? the report will be out soon, so let's see who is right. But remember the officers are always right, right?
  • DS Thursday, Nov 20 at 6:36 PM FLAG COMMENT yo Am, I wasn't talking about officer Simpson, you idiot, this just happened last night, don't you watch the news?
  • DUH Thursday, Nov 20 at 4:51 PM FLAG COMMENT DS...Sure you can say the cop hit the other car. especially since the drunk guy didn't STOP!

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