August 11, 2024
Thom Carroll/for PhillyVoice
Multiple arrests were made during an unsanctioned car meetup Saturday in Frankford, police say. A police officer's car was struck during the meetup, but the officer is uninjured, according to authorities.
Multiple people were arrested after an unsanctioned car meetup in Northeast Philadelphia led to a cop car being struck, police say.
Around 10 p.m. Saturday night, dozens of vehicles were "driving out of control and doing donuts" near the intersection of Adams and Torresdale avenues in Frankford, NBC10 reported.
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Drivers at the meetup refused to leave and taunted responding officers, officials say. One of the vehicles at the meetup did not have tags because they appeared to be removed, according to police.
A driver involved in the meetup, 19-year-old Chase Possert, allegedly struck a police officer's vehicle while attempting to flee the scene, 6ABC reported. The officer was not injured, authorities say. Another police car was damaged when a person threw a bottle of tequila, cracking its windshield, authorities say.
Possert was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and other offenses, police say. Additionally, four 17-year-olds who were in Possert's car received citations and were released, according to police. In a separate incident at the same location, David Wyche, 33, was arrested for reckless driving and conspiracy after allegedly being involved in street racing, 6ABC reported.
"This is something that the city is just not going to tolerate," Philadelphia police inspector D.F. Pace told NBC10. "This has the potential to be incredibly dangerous and catastrophic both for the participants and innocent bystanders. We are going to do everything that we possibly can to eradicate this type of activity."
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