Driver Allegedly Strikes Officer’s Car At Traffic Light Then Tries To Flee Scene

It happened on Thursday around 9 a.m. when a Hamilton Township police officer was stopped at a traffic light on Rt. 50 near the Rt. 322 overpass.
Police say 25-year-old Damon Zeak was traveling in a 2002 red PT Cruiser when he allegedly struck the officer’s vehicle from behind and then fled down the Rt. 322 off-ramp.
Police say Zeak refused to pull over for a short time before his vehicle became disabled.
Zeak and his passenger, 19-year-old Elizabeth Workman, both tried to flee again on foot before they were apprehended.
Zeak is being charged with eluding police, resisting arrest, aggravated assault on police and a slew of other charges.
Workman is charged with eluding police and possession of a hypodermic needle.
The officer and his K-9 partner both suffered minor injuries in the incident.
Author: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/01/17/driver-allegedly-strikes-officers-car-at-traffic-light-then-tries-to-flee-scene-police-say/
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