Mayor of Darby Borough hurt in hit-and-run crash, officials say – NBC10 Philadelphia

The mayor of Darby Borough was hospitalized after he was injured in a hit-and-run crash on Tuesday night, officials said.

The crash happened around 12:23 a.m. on July 28 at the intersection of Elkins and East Wister avenue on La Salle University’s campus in Philly, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.

The vehicle that Darby Mayor Joar Dahn, 29, was in was going northbound on Wister Street when it was hit by another car, police said. The other car did not stop and fled the scene.

According to Dahn, the other driver rain a stop sign and hit his car before driving away from the scene.

The front-end bumper of Mayor Dahn’s car was damaged in the crash, police reported.

In a post on Facebook, Dahn said that he was “in a lot of pain” because of the crash.

Dahn is the youngest mayor ever elected in Darby Borough.

The Philadelphia Police Department’s Crash Investigation Division is investigating.

This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.