Officer hit and injured by illegal dirt bike in Northeast Philadelphia
A Philadelphia motorcycle officer is recovering after he was hit by an illegal dirt bike.
It happened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at Stanwood and Leon streets.
Investigators say the police sergeant was on patrol on his bike when the dirt bike ran a stop sign and hit him. The officer suffered a leg injury but is expected to be okay.
The 22-year-old dirt bike driver was taken into custody.