Just before noon, witnesses reported seeing several police vehicles chasing a black Dodge Ram pickup truck down Spring Garden Street before it crashed into the back of the vehicle near North Orianna Street.
"You could see the truck come flying without a wheel, and he almost hit a cop standing on the corner," said Mecca Peterson, who witnessed the chase. "People were concerned, people started running."
Officials say the driver in the truck has sturck a New Jersey State Police vehicle near Admiral Wilson Boulevard, before taking off. Radio calls indicate the driver, with a flat tire, led police into Pennsylvania, where state police were waiting.
Pennsylvania state police attempted to make a traffic stop on N. Delaware Avenue around Frankford Avenue, but said the driver kept going.
As the truck turned onto Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia, witnesses say a police vehicle hit the rear of the truck, causing it to spin out and end the chase.
Witnesses also report seeing the driver holding a gun before he was taken into custody.
"It could have been real bad. There are lots of shops and older people walking around, walking their dogs right on that strip," said Peterson.
David Navarette, 23, was arrested and is facing various firearm and resisting arrest charges.