Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw involved in car crash in Center City
Outlaw’s official police vehicle and another vehicle were involved in the accident at 15th and Race Streets shortly before 3 p.m.
Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw was involved in a vehicle crash with an Uber driver Wednesday afternoon in Center City, police said.
Outlaw’s official police SUV and an Uber driver’s SUV crashed at 15th and Race Streets shortly before 3 p.m., police said.
The commissioner and her driver were transported by private vehicle to a hospital, where they were reported in stable condition, police said.
The Uber driver and a passenger were taken by medics to a hospital and were listed in stable condition.
According to a preliminary investigation, the commissioner’s SUV was traveling east on Race Street when “it was struck” by the Uber driver’s SUV, which was heading south on 15th Street, the Police Department said Wednesday evening.
The Uber driver “disregarded a red light” at the intersection, the department said.
Police said they were continuing to investigate.
News helicopter video from NBC10 showed Outlaw walking around after the crash and not appearing to be seriously injured. The left front side of Outlaw’s police SUV was lodged against the front passenger side of the other SUV. The airbags on the second SUV appeared to have deployed.
Police temporarily shut down nearby streets for its response and investigation, causing a traffic jam in the area.