2 Chicago police officers among 3 hospitalized after crash in Old Irving Park: CPD

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Sunday, January 21, 2024
2 officers among 3 hospitalized after crash on NW Side: CPD
Three people were hospitalized after a Chicago Police Department vehicle struck an SUV at a red light in Old Irving Park, CPD said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two Chicago police officers were among three people hospitalized after a Sunday morning crash on the city's Northwest Side, CPD said.

Police said the crash happened in the Old Irving Park neighborhood's 4300 block of North Pulaski Road just before 2:20 a.m.

Officers were traveling southbound on Pulaski Road in marked CPD vehicle, with their emergency equipment activated, when they hit a Lexus SUV, which was waiting at red light at Montrose Avenue, police said.

Police said two officers were taken to a local hospital in good condition. The driver of the SUV, a 20-year-old man, was also taken to a local hospital in good condition.

Police did not immediately provide further information.

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