CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Three Chicago police officers were injured in two separate crashes on the Far South Side Sunday night.
They happened minutes apart and about a mile and a half from each other.
Chicago police said two squad cars with their lights and sirens on were hit in intersections in Roseland at around 7:30 p.m.
The first happened near 107th and Normal, where the department said two officers were responding to a call of shots fired. They collided with a black SUV.
Police said a 32-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman ran off but were caught.
They refused medical treatment. The officers were taken to the hospital in good condition, so was another, who was in a crash near 115th and State.
An 88-year-old man driving a dark SUV and his 32-year-old passenger were also hospitalized in good condition.
Police expect charges in the first case.
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