Bird Brain! Philly cop injured by out of control driver during Eagles game

Managing Editor

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Sunday night was a time for celebration at the sports complex. Instead, one bad actor tempered the excitement, at least for a little while.

One man's actions resulted in an injury to a Philly cop who was simply on a traffic post at the game.

A portion of the incident was caught on video and posted to social media.

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The incident occurred on Pattison Ave. outside Lincoln Financial Field, closer to Xfinity Live during the fourth quarter of the Eagles win over the Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoff.

Pennsylvania State Police were attempting to pull over a driver for multiple traffic violations when the driver went into reverse and slammed into a Philadelphia Police cruiser.

The Philadelphia officer was sitting at their post preparing to handle the crush of traffic leaving the Linc within the hour.

The injured officer was taken to a nearby hospital where they were treated for their injuries and released.

The driver was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI), accident caused by DUI and driving without a license.

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Anthony SanFilippo

Anthony SanFilippo has been covering professional sports in Philadelphia since 1998. He has worked for WIP Radio, NBCSportsPhilly.com, the Delaware County Daily Times and its sister publications in the Philly burbs, the Associated Press, PhiladelphiaFlyers.com and, most recently, Crossing Broad. These days he predominantly writes about the Phillies and Flyers, but he has opinions on the other teams as well. He also hosts a pair of Philly Sports podcasts (Crossed Up and Snow the Goalie) and dabbles in acting, directing, teaching, serves on a nonprofit board and works full-time in strategic marketing communications, which is why he has no time to do anything else, but will if you ask. Follow him on X @AntSanPhilly.