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Two officers injured as chase ends in crash in North Philly

The two officers injured were taken to the hospital after a pursuit of a vehicle that was allegedly stolen ended in a crash. The officers are listed in stable condition, police said

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A police pursuit ended with two officers injured in Philadelphia's Logan neighborhood Friday night.

According to police, at 10:28 p.m. officers spotted a stolen Hyundai Santa Fe on the 5000 block of North Broad Street.

The vehicle had been taken during a carjacking on Aug. 16 on the 23000 block of North Gratz Street, police said.

Police attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver refused to stop and drove off at a high rate of speed, according to police.

The driver - later identified as a 33-year-old man - then crashed the vehicle into a marked police vehicle at the intersection of Belfield and Ogontz Avenue, police said.

Police said the driver fled the scene on foot and police chased him down until he was then arrested on the 1700 block of Ruscomb Street. The passenger of the vehicle - later identified by police as a 30-year-old man - was arrested on the scene.

Two officers were injured in the crash and transported to the hospital where they were listed in stable condition, police said.

Police said, both the police vehicle and the stolen Hyundai Santa Fe were towed by police.

Northwest Detectives are handling the ongoing investigation, according to police.

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