DUI suspect ruptures gas main in N. Philadelphia

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - March 24, 2010

Police say it happened about 11:30 Tuesday night at the intersection of 29th and York streets.

Investigators say the suspect, 52-year-old Daisey Dobbs of the 3400 block of Frankford Avenue, plowed her SUV into a street sign, a traffic signal, then struck a natural gas line.

Traffic was detoured in the area while utility workers made repairs.

There were no evacuations and no reports of injuries.

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