Escort van collides with car

A Penn Escort Service van struck a car at 49th and Spruce streets, forcing the car to crash into a fire hydrant at about 11:25 p.m. Saturday night. The van contained no passengers at the time. The Escort driver, Drexel University junior Sean McHose, said the driver of the car, Andrew Carney, was at fault for the accident. Carney, who is unaffiliated with Penn, was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is listed in stable condition with broken ribs, according to HUP Nursing Administrator Kathy Kelly-West. The three passengers in Carney's car were also taken to HUP with minor injuries, according to University Police Sgt. Keith Christian. McHose was also taken to HUP and was later released with a sprained hand. He said he was wearing his seatbelt and the van's airbag inflated when he hit the car. According to McHose, police told him that the driver of the car, who is a student at Temple University, said that he had been drinking and was not wearing a seatbelt. Both Philadelphia and University Police responded to the accident. McHose said he was making a left onto 49th Street and had "ample time" to turn when the accident occurred. He said he did not remember what followed. McHose, who has been driving an Escort van since the beginning of August, said he had just dropped off a passenger prior to the accident. Despite the accident, he said he plans to continue driving for Escort. "I'm sure I will be a little more cautious and defensive now," he said. "Other than that I think I'm OK." The front end of the van was damaged in the accident, McHose said.

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