Philly officer hit during traffic stop before car crashes into home, officer uninjured

Officer hit by car during stop, expected to be OK

A Philadelphia Police officer was hit by a car during a traffic stop in North Philly, but was uninjured.

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia Police Department officer was hit by a car during a traffic stop in North Philly on Friday, but was uninjured.

Officer hit

What we know:

The incident started with a traffic stop around 2:10 p.m.

Officers were trying to pull over a woman driving a red Chrysler Sebring when she put the car in reverse, and lightly hit an officer's car. Officers told the driver to put the car in park, the department said, but she instead put it into drive, hitting an officer.

The officer was uninjured. The other officer's car was not damaged.

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The driver took off, but police were able to find the car later, after it crashed into a building on North Eighth Street.

Witnesses told FOX 29 that the driver ran from that crash, and that one witness tried to chase her, but she initially got away.

Officials said they eventually found the driver at Temple Women's Hospital and arrested her.

What's next:

The alleged driver has not yet been charged, but police say she's facing charges of assault on an officer and more.

What we don't know:

Officials did not identify the suspect, only saying that she is 20 years old.