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Driver arrested in West Philadelphia hit-and-run involving police car

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Updated  May 4, 2026 2:30pm EDT
Crime & Public Safety
FOX 29 Philadelphia

The Brief

    • Police are searching for a driver who they say slammed into a police car and another vehicle before fleeing the scene.
    • The officer involved in the crash was not injured. A person in the second vehicle that was hit was taken to the hospital.
    • A 35-year-old suspect was taken into custody at a residence on the 4900 block of Spruce Street.

PHILADELPHIA - A driver is in custody following an early morning hit-and-run in West Philadelphia involving a police car and another vehicle.

What we know:

Police say an officer was driving a patrol car near the 4900 block of Spruce Street around 3:30 a.m. when it was struck by a blue Tesla. 

The Tesla continued driving a few blocks away when police say it crashed into another car at the intersection of 50th & Walnut streets.

The driver of the Tesla fled the scene of the crash, leaving behind the crumpled Tesla slammed into the side of a building.

Police say the officer involved in the first crash was not injured, and a person in the second crash was brought to a local hospital.

Police reported that the driver, a 35-year-old man, was taken into custody at a residence on the 4900 block of Spruce Street.

He has been charged with several crimes, including leaving the scene of an accident and aggravated assault.

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