EAST ST. LOUIS, IL – A police car was involved in a collision with another vehicle at an intersection in East St. Louis on Saturday night, First Alert 4 reported.
The crash happened at about 10:50 p.m. at Marybelle Avenue and North 76th Street. A preliminary investigation by Illinois State Police indicated that the driver of a Dodge SUV was traveling south of 76th Street and failed to stop at the intersection.
The Dodge struck an East St. Louis fully marked patrol car on the driver’s side as that vehicle headed east on Marybelle Avenue. The police officer and the driver of the Dodge were taken to the hospital with undisclosed injuries.
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