Police officer injured in chase with stolen vehicle on South Side

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Chicago police were chasing a stolen minivan when the crash occurred.
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago officer was injured early Wednesday after a police chase ended in a crash in the Pilsen neighborhood, police said.

Two men stole a minivan in the 700-block of West 21st Street at about midnight, police said.

Officers followed that stolen vehicle until it crashed into their squad car and then a light pole. A police officer and two men from the minivan were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.