Trooper Victim of Hit-and-Run
Illinois State Police are searching for the driver of a car who hit and drug a trooper while fleeing a traffic stop in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side Wednesday evening.
Around 5:25 p.m., a three-year veteran trooper stopped a blue Ford Taurus for a seatbelt violation in the northbound lanes of South Kilpatrick Avenue near West Congress Parkway. As the trooper approached the driver-side window, the driver put the car in drive and began to flee the scene, according to Illinois State Police District Chicago State Trooper Ivan Bukaczyk. The trooper was side-swiped was dragged about 15 to 20 feet.
The trooper suffered scrapes and cuts but was not seriously injured. he was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood where he was treated and released.
Police say they know exactly who they are looking for since the whole incident was captured on a camera attached to the trooper's patrol vehicle. The motorist is still not in custody as of Thursday morning.
Posted by Shane Alan Andersen
