2 Chicago police officers, 2 young kids, driver injured in crash in Englewood, sources say

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Thursday, May 15, 2025
CPD officers, young kids, driver injured in South Side crash: sources
Two Chicago police officers, two young kids, and a driver were injured in a car crash Wednesday on South Racine Avenue in Englewood, sources said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police officers and two young children were among those injured in a car crash Wednesday evening on the city's South Side, sources told ABC7.

The crash happened around 6:376 p.m. in the 5900 block of South Racine Avenue in Englewood, Chicago Police Department officials said.

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A vehicle driven by a 32-year-old woman was traveling in a turn lane on 59th Street when it struck a CPD squad car, with emergency lights on, that was traveling on Racine, police said.

The woman was injured and taken to a hospital in fair condition, CPD said. The male police officer, whose age was not shared, was taken to a hospital in good condition with injuries to his left shoulder and hand.

Sources later told ABC7 that two officers were taken to a hospital in good condition. Sources also said two young children in the woman's vehicle were also injured, and were taken to a hospital in serious to critical condition.

Chicago police later confirmed that two officers were taken to the hospital.

The woman was cited for having no license and no insurance and failing to yield to an emergency vehicle, police said.

No further information about the crash was immediately available.

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