A jury handed up a $2.67 million verdict Tuesday to a Philadelphia man injured in a car accident. But because the driver who struck him was an on-duty police officer, that award will likely be subject to the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act. 

Philadelphia Police Officer Chad Culbreath was responding to a shootout when he drove through a red light and hit plaintiff Anthony Blume’s vehicle. As an employee of the city, his actions are subject to the limits put in place by the act.  

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