Driver in stolen SUV trying to escape traffic stop hits four pedestrians, multiple cars
By Elyssa Kaufman
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CHICAGO (WBBM) — A police officer and an 8-year-old were among five people injured after a driver in a stolen car tried to get away from police in Brighton Park Monday night.
Police said officers stopped a black SUV in an alley in the 2500 block of West 46th Street around 11:30 p.m. The driver reversed in the SUV into the police car.
The driver continued down the alley and hit two more cars and four pedestrians, including three women and an 8-year-old girl, while trying to escape.
An officer was also injured in the incident.
The three women and the officer were taken to local hospitals.
The 8-year-old was treated at the scene.
One person has been arrested.
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