2 Chicago cops seriously hurt after stolen car runs stop sign, hits police SUV near Wrigley Field

Two Chicago police officers were seriously injured when a stolen car crashed into their police SUV early Monday in Lake View near Wrigley Field.

The officers were southbound in the 3600 block of North Racine Avenue around 3 a.m. when a Hyundai Elantra ran a stop sign and struck their marked police SUV, Chicago police said.

After the collision, the Elantra hit three parked vehicles and the police SUV was pushed onto the sidewalk and into a tree, police said.

The officers were taken to a hospital and treated for “serious” injuries, police said. The Elantra’s driver, an 18-year-old man, was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition.

Charges against him were pending, police said.

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