- A Chicago police sergeant was seriously injured this morning when his squad car was struck by another vehicle in a crash that authorities suspect was alcohol-related, officials said.
The officer collided with a green Ford at about 2:22 a.m. near the intersection of 59th Street and California Avenue in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, police said.
No details of the accident were available, but a police spokesman said alcohol was suspected in the crash and that charges were pending against the second driver.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.