Two separate vehicles struck a Chicago Police officer and firefighter who were directing traffic at the scene of gas leak Saturday afternoon in the Far Southwest Side Mount Greenwood neighborhood.
Both men are in good condition and the crashes were not hit-and-runs, according to Fire Media Affairs spokesman [...]
A small gas leak occurred about 1:30 p.m. in the 10400 block of South Pulaski Road, causing Level I Hazardous materials response. On the scene of it, the firefighter and officer were trying to direct traffic when separate vehicles struck them....
Both are expected to recover, but no word on tickets for the drivers doing the damage. A couple of thousand dollar fines and would be nice publicity to remind idiots how to pay attention.