An on-duty Chicago police officer and two others, including a 12-year-old boy, were injured in an early Sunday morning traffic crash in Auburn Gresham, according to police.
Police said a 33-year-old woman entered oncoming traffic at about 3:30 a.m. in the 2000 block of West 79th Street, striking the officer’s squad car. The officer was taken to Stroger Hospital in stable condition with a broken hip.
The woman and a passenger, a 12-year-old boy, were both transported to Stroger Hospital in stable condition, police said. The woman had a broken wrist and the boy was taken in for observation.
Police said the woman was arrested with charges pending.