2 officers, 2 civilians hospitalized after CPD vehicle collides with car in Chicago Lawn
Four people, including two police officers, were hospitalized after a Chicago police car collided with another car in Chicago Lawn Monday night, police said.
The CPD vehicle was driving with its lights and sirens on just before 7 p.m. when it collided with another car in the 6700 block of South California Avenue, according to Chicago police.
Both the driver and passenger of the other vehicle were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where the man, who was driving, was in good condition and the woman was in fair condition. Two officers suffered minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital where they are both listed in good condition.
Both vehicles suffered significant damage. The front end of the CPD vehicle, a Ford Explorer, had been crushed. The passenger side of the civilian vehicle, a dark-colored Honda Accord, was caved in. Air bags in both vehicles had deployed.
No other details of the crash, including which driver was at fault, were released.
A Honda Accord suffered severe damage in a collision with a Chicago Police Department SUV in the 2800 block of West Marquette Road in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood Monday. Two people from this car were transported to a hospital.
Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
A Chicago Police Department SUV and a civilian vehicle after colliding in the 2800 block of West Marquette Road in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on Monday.
| Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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