West Garfield Park, IL : 2 Chicago police officers injured in apparent drunken driving crash in West Garfield Park on Sunday, 26th January, 2020
Two Chicago police officers were injured when their squad car was struck by the vehicle of a woman who was reportedly driving under the influence of alcohol, authorities said.
About 2:40 a.m. Sunday, the officers were on the West Side in a marked squad car with lights and sirens activated, as the officers headed to a call of a fire. As their vehicle entered the intersection of North Pulaski Road and West Erie Street in West Garfield Park, heading south on Pulaski and about to make a left turn onto Erie, the pair’s unit was struck, officials said.
A black 2012 Volkswagen sedan driven by a woman, 60, hit the Chicago police car, police said. The male officers, whose ages were not released, suffered injuries not considered to be life-threatening, according to authorities. They were treated at an area hospital and both were in good condition Sunday.
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