A man who allegedly struggled with Pennsylvania state troopers during an arrest along City Avenue early Saturday became "unresponsive" and went to a Lower Merion hospital, police said.
The confrontation occurred following a traffic stop in the parking lot of Joe's Crab Shack on City Avenue just south of the interchange with Interstate 76, said PPennsylvania State Police. Troopers pulled over a rental truck sometime before 1 a.m., according to a state from Troop K.
In a statement released on Saturday, state police said upon stopping the vehicle, the driver fled on foot. Troopers chased after and apprehend the suspect, who then began to struggle with police. During the struggle the suspect became unresponsive and EMS was called to the scene, said police.
The suspect was transported to Lankenau Hospital for treatment. Condition was not released.
A witness told NBC10 that the suspect was Tasered by police during the confrontation that followed the stop. State police said the suspect fled on foot and was caught near City Avenue on the Bala Cynwyd side of the border road.
A trooper that answered the phone at Troop K shortly after 7 a.m. said the man lived, but said no more information was immediately available.
State police said in the statement that they would not yet release his identity "due to the ongoing police investigation and pending notification of family members."
