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Car meet-up, drag racing ends with arrests, damaged patrol vehicles: police
Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood became the scene of another one of the city's car meet-ups, sparking a response from police Saturday night.
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood became the scene of another one of the city's car meet-ups, sparking a response from police Saturday night.
Police say they arrived to find a large crowd performing "reckless driving activities" at the intersection of Torresdale and Adams avenues.
While trying to disperse the crowd, a patrol vehicle was struck by a fleeing 19-year-old driver identified by police as Chase Possert, of Hamilton, New Jersey.
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No one was injured, but the vehicle did sustain damage.
Possert was arrested and charged with Criminal Mischief, Institutional Vandalism, Resisting Arrest, Fleeing Police, Reckless Driving and Careless Driving.
Four 17-year-old males found inside his car were also issued citations.
A 33-year-old driver was also arrested for reckless driving charges after police say he was found drag racing. He was later identified as David Wyche of West Norriton, Pennsylvania.
A second patrol vehicle was damaged when police say an unknown person threw a bottle of tequila, hitting the hood and cracking the windshield.