2 Philly police officers injured after car flees traffic stop on Saturday

A Philadelphia police officer was struck by a car and another was injured after a car fled a traffic stop on Saturday. The incident occurred one day after another Philadelphia police officer was struck by a car in Germantown. Saturday s incident occurred in North Philadelphia at the 300 block of East Erie Ave at around 5 p.m. The officer was taken to the hospital and is expected to be released Saturday, police said. According to Philadelphia Police Inspector DF Pace, the incident began as a traffic stop, but the officer realized that a passenger in the car was wanted for charges. As officers were making the arrest, the suspect began to fight back and then got back in the car with a handcuff around one of his hands. As the car began to escape, two officers were struck and were hospitalized non-life threatening injuries, Pace said. The suspect remains on the loose and police are looking for them, but no description was immediately available.