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Driver in Philadelphia ambulance bay hit-and-run surrenders to police

One of the injured nurses suffered facial injuries and internal bleeding and is in critical condition

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The outside of the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pa., is shown, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

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PHILADELPHIA — A man accused of driving into three nurses and injuring them as they tried to treat a gunshot victim outside a Philadelphia hospital last weekend has turned himself in, city police announced Wednesday.

Authorities had identified Jaadir Goodwyn, 20, of Philadelphia, as a suspect on Tuesday. He’s facing several charges, including aggravated assault by vehicle and reckless endangerment.


One of the three nurses is in critical condition after a vehicle dropping off a shooting victim struck them and fled the scene

Police said Goodwyn was driving a silver Jeep Cherokee and dropped off the shooting victim in the ambulance bay at Penn Presbyterian Hospital about 4:30 a.m. Saturday. He and two other men went inside to get help, and the three nurses and hospital security staff ran outside to help the wounded man.

When Goodwyn and his passengers spotted a police car arriving, they got back in the Jeep and sped off, striking the three nurses and the gunshot victim, police said.

One nurse, a 36-year-old man who had facial injuries and internal bleeding, remained hospitalized Wednesday in critical condition. The two other nurses — a 51-year-old man with head and back injuries and a 37-year-old man who injured his legs — are both hospitalized in stable condition.

The 28-year-old gunshot victim also remained hospitalized in critical condition.

The vehicle involved in the hit-and-run was later found in nearby Upper Darby. Evidence found inside the vehicle, along with surveillance video and witness statements led investigators to Goodwyn, police said. It wasn’t known Wednesday if Goodwyn had an attorney who could speak for him.

Authorities have not said if they are also looking for the two men who were with Goodwyn or if they could face charges.

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