Driver, shot twice, crashes into two vehicles in Frankford, police say

A driver, who police said had been shot twice, caused a three vehicle crash in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood late Sunday.

According to Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace, the incident happened at about 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2024, when a silver Mercedes collided with two other vehicles near the intersection of Bridge Street and Torresdale Avenue.

Pace said that the 32-year-old man behind the wheel of that Mercedes had been shot twice in the chest and was attempting to drive himself to the hospital when the crash occurred.

In the crash, Pace said, the man crashed into two other vehicles -- each carrying three people -- and all seven people involved were injured in the crash.

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The man that was shot was taken to a hospital where he was placed in critical but stable condition, officials said. They did not detail injuries to others involved in this crash during an update on Monday afternoon.

Also, follow up investigation, Pace said, lead police to believe the injured driver was shot in an incident that happened on the 6100 block of Dittman Street.

In that shooting incident, police believe this driver and a 25-year-old woman were injured.

That woman, Pace said, had gotten out of the vehicle, or was already outside of the car, when she was shot in the leg and the man was shot in the chest, before the man tried to drive to get medical attention.

In an update on Monday, police officials said investigators now believe the pair were hurt during an attempted carjacking.

No weapons were recovered in this case and, Pace said, no arrests have been made. But, he said, an investigation is ongoing.

The Philadelphia Police Department asks anyone with information regarding this incident to contact the Shooting Investigation Group at 215-686-8270.

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