3 injured, including 2 Chicago cops, in South Side vehicle crash

CHICAGO - Two Chicago police officers and a civilian were injured in a vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood.

The crash occurred in the 600 block of East 75th Street.

At about 4:45 p.m., a Cadillac was facing northbound on St. Lawrence and attempted to turn eastbound on 75th street when it struck a Chicago Police Department squad car, police said.

At the time, the officers were responding to a call for service in the area.

After the Cadillac struck the squad car, the squad car struck a fixed light post and the side of a building, police said.

The Cadillac then struck an unoccupied Mazda, which was parked on 75th Street.

No pedestrians were struck or injured in this incident. 

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Two Chicago police officers were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A 40-year-old woman was also transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A citation was issued to the driver of the Cadillac for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.