Police seek driver who crashed stolen tow truck into multiple cars in Tacony, 1 injured

Monday, January 27, 2020
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police said one person was injured and several cars were damaged when the driver of a stolen tow truck crashed into a van and then several parked cars on a Tacony street late Sunday.

It happened around 11:30 p.m. on the 4100 block of Princeton Avenue.
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The driver first smashed into a van and then lost control, crashing into four parked cars, sending one vehicle up onto the front lawn of a house.

Police said the driver continued to drive the tow truck for another block following the crash, before abandoning it in the roadway and running from the scene
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The driver of the van was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

Philadelphia police are investigating the incident.
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