An Illinois State Police officer suffered minor injuries Sunday evening when the car he was driving crashed on the Tri-State Tollway in north suburban Deerfield.
At 3:55 p.m., the officer was driving a marked state police squad car in the northbound lanes of the Tri-State Tollway (I-94) when he was cut off by another vehicle, Illinois State Police District 15 Sgt. Julio Serrano said.
The officer then lost control of his squad car, hit a guardrail and struck a wall on the left shoulder underneath the overpass of the Deerfield Road exit, Serrano said.
- A Chicago Police Officer suffered minor smoke inhalation responding to a fire on the 2100 block of North Clark Street in the city's Lincoln Park neighorhood at 12:45 a.m. this morning, police said.
Get well soon officers, we need the help.