Personal Injury Law

Chicago Officer Injured in Car Accident

By Kris Briggs

A Chicago Police officer on his way to work landed in the hospital as a result of a traffic accident in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side.

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About 8:45 a.m. the unidentified officer, who was in his personal vehicle, was hit by another car, which caused the officer?s car into a ?T-bone? crash. This crash occurred near the intersection of East 55th Street and South Wentworth Avenue, said Wentworth District police.

The male officer was hurt, but was reported to be in ?decent? shape at the hospital. He sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

A fire department spokesman said that they transported one person in serious to critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital at 9:09 a.m. He could not confirm if the injured person was a police officer.

Car Accidents in Chicago

Unfortunately, car accidents occur on a regular basis in our city and across the country. Sometimes it is because of negligence on the part of another person. It is our mission to assist those who may have been injured or harmed due to the negligence of another driver. Whether your injuries consist of whiplash or burns to your head or neck, nerve damage or spinal chord injures, broken or dislocated a bones or limbs, or loss of life, our attorneys are specifically trained to assist you in your time of need.

Chicago officer injured in car accident, SouthTownStar.com, June 5, 2009

Full post as published by Illinois Injury Law Blog on June 22, 2009 (boomark / email).