Police officer injured in crash on Lake Street in East Garfield Park, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 9:15am
Accident Date: 
Friday, September 11, 2015

East Garfield Park Crash, Pursuit Leaves Two OfficersInjured(link is external)

One officer was hurt in a crash and another was hurt in a subsequent foot chase in East Garfield Park late Friday. | NVP News (STMW) '€” Two officers were injured in a crash and subsequent foot chase in the East Garfield Park neighborhood Friday night. During the pursuit, another officer suffered minor injuries. One officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash and was taken to an area hospital. After the collision, two people in the vehicle ran off, but were eventually taken into custody, police said. About 9:50 p.m., a squad car traveling south on Homan was hit by an eastbound vehicle that ran a red light at Lake, police said.

2 Police Officers Injured in Hit-and-Run in East Garfield Park(link is external)

Two Chicago police officers were injured in an incident sparked by a hit-and-run involving a squad car in the East Garfield Park neighborhood Friday night. The squad car was traveling southbound on Homan near Lake Street when a van traveling eastbound on Lake blew through a stoplight and struck the squad car, police said. The officer inside the squad car was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Another officer who was involved in the foot chase was also injured and later transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the van and a passenger fled the scene on foot following the crash, but they were eventually caught and taken into custody, according to police.
Type: Car Accident
Roadway: 
Lake Street

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