3 Chicago police officers injured in West Side crash

One officer suffered a broken leg and the two others were treated for injuries not life-threatening, police said. A person in the other car was also hurt.

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Chicago police respond to the scene of a vehicle accident involving a police cruiser in the 5100 block of West Fulton Street, in the South Austin neighborhood, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.

Chicago police respond to the scene of a vehicle accident involving a police cruiser in the 5100 block of West Fulton Street, in the South Austin neighborhood, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.

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A collision on the West Side injured three Chicago police officers and a person in another car Monday night.

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The officers were traveling in the 300 block of North Laramie Avenue when a Blue Chrysler 200 ran a stop sign and crashed into their unmarked SUV just after 9 p.m., according to Chicago police.

One officer suffered a broken leg and the two others were treated for injuries not life-threatening, police said.

Chicago police respond to the scene of a vehicle accident involving a police cruiser in the 5100 block of West Fulton Street, in the South Austin neighborhood, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.

Chicago police respond to the scene of a vehicle accident involving a police cruiser in the 5100 block of West Fulton Street, in the South Austin neighborhood, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.

Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A 19-year-old man in the Chrysler was taken to Stroger Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

A 20-year-old man driving the Chrysler was not injured and citations were pending against him, police said.

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