4 POLICE OFFICERS
INJURED WHEN TWO SQUAD SUV VEHICLES COLLIDE IN SMALL VILLAGE IN CHICAGO WHILE
CHASING A STOLEN VEHICLE
January 25, 2015
4 police officers have been hurt when two squad cars
crashed while chasing a stolen car in the Tiny Village neighborhood on the West
Side of Chicago early Sunday morning.
The two police SUVs smashed into each other about 3:35
a.m. close to the intersection of 26th Street and South California Avenue,
stated Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer.
The 10th Police District officers got into the accident
whilst responding to a stolen automobile in the location, Greer stated.
Two officers had been transported to Mount Sinai
Hospital, and two other people had been taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital
of Cook County for remedy. Their injuries have been non-life-threatening, Greer
mentioned.
Shortly soon after the two squad SUVs collided, the
stolen vehicle crashed into one more police car or truck in the 3100 block of
South California Avenue, Greer said.
No one was reportedly injured in that collision, Greer
said, citing preliminary info.
Two offenders, who had been in the stolen automobile,
were taken into custody, Greer mentioned.
At the scene of the first crash, two police SUVs
stood with their front sides mangled behind yellow crime scene tape on the
southeastern corner of the intersection of 26th and California, across from the
Cook County Criminal Courthouse.
A worker was sweeping away pieces of broken glass, metal
and plastic that peppered the intersection.