Chicago police officer injured after driver runs red light, crashes into squad car in Garfield Park

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man is in custody after crashing car into a Chicago police squad car and injuring an officer in Garfield Park on Sunday morning.


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The crash happened at around 7:57 a.m. near the 3200-block of West Jackson Boulevard on the West Side, according to police.

A CPD officer was driving westbound on Jackson Boulevard, crossing the Kedzie Avenue intersection.

At the same time, a man was heading southbound on South Kedzie Avenue in a silver Toyota sedan. The man ran a red light, causing him to crash into the CPD unit, according to police.
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CPD has not identified the officer or the Toyota driver. At last check, both were sent to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.



Charges are pending.