Shooting, crash on I-95 left several injured early Saturday
The closure between Allegheny and Cottman Avenues began around 5 a.m., impacting about a five-mile stretch of the highway. One of the injured was shot in the head, police said.
The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a shooting that took place around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday and led to a temporary closure of I-95 for several hours in Philadelphia.
Troopers responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on the northbound side of I-95 between Bridge Street and Cottman Avenue.
A white 2009 Acura TL was found abandoned in the right lane of the northbound side of the highway. Troopers said the car had extensive rear-end damage as well as bullet holes throughout.
They learned that prior to their arrival, the Acura driver, an unidentified 26-year-old Philadelphia man, was driven to Temple University Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to his upper left leg.
Several yards from the Acura, a red 1984 Ford Mustang had heavy front-end damage and bullet holes through the front windshield, police said.
The Mustang’s driver, a 21-year old man, sustained a gunshot wound to his head and was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital along with his passenger, also 21 and male, who suffered crash-related injuries, police said. The unidentified men are residents of Levittown and Smyrna, Del.
Police investigators believe a third vehicle was involved in the incident but fled the scene before troopers arrived.
The closure, between Exit 25 (Allegheny/Castor Avenues) and Exit 30 (Cottman Avenue/Rhawn Street), was announced just after 5 a.m. Saturday by the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management.
The reopening was announced at 8:40 a.m.
Staff writers Diane Mastrull and Michelle Myers contributed to this article.