Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the drugs were illegally seized from his van and must therefore be suppressed is without merit. Upon the defendant's arrest, the police officer was authorized to enter the defendant's van, which had just collided with a police car and was extending into the street with its motor running (see, People v Shapiro,
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