Driver crashes into 2 police vehicles during traffic stop in East Garfield Park

No officers were injured and the driver remains at large.

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A driver struck two police vehicles April 18, 2021 in East Garfield Park.

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A driver crashed into two police vehicles during a traffic stop in East Garfield Park Sunday night.

Officers were conducting the stop about 9 p.m. in the 3800 block of West Jackson Boulevard when the driver rear-ended a squad car, Chicago police said.

The driver then rammed into a second police vehicle while fleeing, police said.

No officers were injured and the squad cars sustained only minor damage, police said.

The driver was not in custody.

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