Overview
- Officers were searching for vehicles tied to a reported auto break-in in Edgewater minutes before the collision.
- The crash occurred around 2:56 a.m. in the 3600 block of North Racine as the squad car traveled south and a Hyundai Elantra disregarded a stop sign.
- The impact pushed the police vehicle onto the sidewalk and into a tree, and the Hyundai struck three parked cars.
- Both officers suffered serious injuries and were taken by fellow officers to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
- The 18-year-old driver was found unresponsive, transported by the Chicago Fire Department to the same hospital, then placed in police custody as MAIU investigates indicators the Hyundai was stolen, including a peeled steering column and mismatched plate.