Crime & Safety

Car Speeds Off During Traffic Stop, Runs Over Officer's Foot On Chicago's South Side

The car, driven by a woman with a man as a passenger, sped off north on State Street and hit an officer on the foot, police said.

(CBS Chicago)

November 28, 2025

An officer's foot was run over when a car sped off during a traffic stop in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood.

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Police said at 8:24 p.m., officers in a marked squad car saw the driver of a gray sedan commit an unspecified traffic violation near 57th and State streets. The officers pulled over the car and approached.

The car, driven by a woman with a man as a passenger, sped off north on State Street and hit an officer on the foot, police said.

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