Suspect, 4 others hurt after police chase, crash in Southwest Philadelphia

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Sunday, November 13, 2016
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A driver is facing a long list of charges after a police chase in which five people, including the suspect, were injured.

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A driver is facing a long list of charges after a police chase in Southwest Philadelphia in which five people, including the suspect, were injured.

It began at 11:30 p.m. Saturday at the 7-Eleven store on 84th Street.

Police say the suspect, a man in his 20s, was causing a disturbance in the store and the clerk called police.

Sharon Hill Police arrived as the man fled in a Pontiac Bonneville, and the officers gave chase.

It ended near 84th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard after the suspect hit a parked car and a Subaru that was moving.

The suspect and four people were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center to be treated for injuries described as nonlife-threatening.