Illinois Injury Attorney Blog

A Chicago police sergeant is one of three drivers hurt in a Car Crash Tuesday on Chicago's South Side. The male Chicago police sergeant was taken to Illinois's Advocate Trinity Hospital. His injuries could be deemed Work Comp related because they happened while on the job. The two other injured drivers, both females, were treated and released from local Chicago hospitals. No word if their injuries are work comp related.

As reported by www.wlsam.com in the article, "Motorist Runs Red Light, Injures Chicago Police Sergeant," three vehicles were involved in the auto accident. A South Chicago District police officer says the driver of one of the cars involved ran a red light and crashed into the sergeant's squad car. The sergeant was on his way to an emergency call. The force of the crash caused the squad car to collide head-on with another car that was stopped at a traffic signal. The Chicago driver apparently at fault in the auto collision was cited with numerous violations including driving on a suspended license and disregarding a red light.

Fortunately, this vehicle accident did not turn deadly but often, failing to stop at a red light can lead to fatal crashes. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, throughout the country in 2009, drivers failing to obey traffic signs or signals or officers caused more than 1900 deadly auto accidents.