- Two Chicago Police officers seriously injured after their squad car was broadsided Friday night as they responded to a call were reportedly “doing well” Saturday morning, police said.
Emergency crews responded to the crash at 106th Street and Prospect Avenue about 8:20 p.m., according to police News Affairs [...]
Officers in a marked Chevrolet Tahoe police squad car were responding to a 10-1 — a call for additional police assistance —when a car blew a stop sign and broadsided their sport utility vehicle, causing it to overturn and skid 100 feet down the street...
These high-center-of-gravity vehicles don't handle well at fast speeds and flip awfully easily. But being that high up probably saved them a devastating hit that a Crown Vic or Impala would have taken at high speeds. It's a trade off. Be careful and best wishes to the injured officers for a speedy recovery.
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