2 Chicago cops hurt in Garfield Park crash, driver arrested

A woman struck the officers’ vehicle with her car while making a left turn, police said. The crash is being investigated as alcohol-related.

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Two officers were hurt when their vehicle was hit by a car Jan. 25, 2020 in Garfield Park.

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A woman was arrested after a crash that injured two Chicago police officers Saturday in Garfield Park on the West Side.

A marked squad car responding to a call of a car fire was traveling southbound about 11:47 p.m. in the 600 block of North Pulaski Road when it was hit by a black 2012 Volkswagen that was turning left onto Pulaski from Erie Street, Chicago police said.

Two male officers were taken to hospitals in good condition, police said.

The 60-year-old woman driving the Volkswagen sedan was taken into custody, police said. The crash is being investigated as alcohol-related.

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