Crime & Safety
Delco Man Leads State Trooper On Chase, Causing Injuries: Police
Pennsylvania State Police said the man fled a traffic stop and then rear ended a state police cruiser twice in Lehigh County Monday night.
YEADON, PA — A Delaware County man has been charged with a slew of crimes after authorities said he ran from a traffic stop and rear ended a police cruiser twice.
Mohamed Diouhe Diallo, 27, of Yeadon, is charged with aggravated assault, fleeing police, recklessly endangering another person, and more following an incident on Monday in Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania State Police said.
According to police, the incident occurred at about 9:27 p.m. Monday on Interstate 78 east.
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Police said a trooper tried to stop Diallo for traffic violations in a construction zone, but when the trooper activated their lights, Diallo sped off in a Dodge Challenger
Eventually, Diallo struck another state police cruiser that came onto the highway two times, police said.
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The vehicle stopped following the collision and Diallo was taken into custody without incident, police said.
Diallo was later taken to a hospital for an injury suffered in the crash, police said.
The trooped in the vehicle that was struck suffered minor injuries, police said.
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