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Chicago cop struck by car during Woodlawn traffic stop

She was taken to a hospital in good condition, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Three people were carjacked June 18, 2021. — A police officer was injured May 25, 2020, in the 6300 block of South Vernon Avenue.

A Chicago police officer was hurt after being struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop Monday in Woodlawn on the South Side.

The female officer tried to grab documentation from a female driver about 2:20 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Vernon Avenue when the driver sped off and struck the officer, Chicago police said.

She was taken to a hospital in good condition with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

No arrests have been reported.

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