Driver tested for DUI after flipping truck on Roosevelt Boulevard

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police were testing a pickup driver for DUI after he crashed on the Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia's Hunting Park section.

It happened on the southbound lanes near 9th Street around midnight Wednesday.
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Police said the driver lost control, left the roadway, and flipped the truck onto its side, landing on the snow-covered median.

The driver had to be rescued through the front windshield.
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Police said he was not seriously hurt.

The driver was tested for DUI at the scene, but police have not released any further details.

No other injuries were reported.
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