9-year-old driving car crashes into tree

    Philadelphia Police are working to figure out why a 9-year-old child was driving a car that crashed into a tree in northeast Philadelphia this morning.

    WPVI-TV reports the crash happened around 9:30 a.m. in the northbound outer lanes of Roosevelt Boulevard at Rhawn Street.

    When police arrived, they discovered the 9-year-old boy behind the wheel.

    According to WPVI-TV, the boy suffered head injuries and was taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital

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    Police say no one else was injured in the crash.

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