CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say a Chicago police officer has escaped serious injury after he was struck by an SUV that was reported stolen.
Police say the officer was walking up to the SUV about 11:45 p.m. Sunday in the city’s Lawndale neighborhood when the driver sped away, striking the officer.
The officer was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released. The SUV crashed into a fence nearby and police arrested two people who ran from the scene of the crash.
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No other injuries were reported.
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