Daily News | Philly man charged with hitting police officer with car in Tacony
A 41-year-old man was charged with multiple offenses for allegedly injuring a police officer while driving under the influence Wednesday night in the city’s Tacony section, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office announced.after she was struck by a black Chevrolet Malibu on the 6700 block of Torresdale Avenue around 8 p.m.
Terrell Lee, of Philadelphia, was arrested a short time later as he allegedly tried to flee from the car on the 7300 block of Torresdale, police said. Lee was driving with a suspended license because of a DUI case in Delaware County, prosecutors said Thursday. The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office also said Lee has a pending aggravated-assault case in Montgomery County.
In the case of the injured Philadelphia officer, Lee is charged with aggravated assault while driving under the influence and related offenses.
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