Illinois State Police Arrests Juvenile for Crash That Injured Two Troopers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2026
July 24, 2026
CICERO – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Special Operations Group (SOG) arrested a juvenile after crashing into an ISP squad car in Cicero. The juvenile driver is now facing multiple charges.
On July 21, 2026, at approximately 11:57 p.m., Troopers were in the Cicero area as part of a crime suppression detail looking for criminal activity and saturating areas known for criminal activity. Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a stolen white Hyundai when it fled the scene. Two ISP Troopers, in a different squad car, were in the area approaching the intersection of 14th Street and Cicero when they were T-boned by the stolen vehicle that fled the traffic stop. The squad car was then pushed into oncoming lanes of traffic where it was T-boned by a third vehicle. The impact of the crash caused the ISP squad car to roll over. The diver of the Hyundai, a juvenile, was taken to a local hospital and later transported to the Cicero Police Department. The two Troopers and driver of the third vehicle were also taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
On July 24, 2026, the Cook County Juvenile Justice Division filed the following charges:
- 1 count Aggravated Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle
- 1 count Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle
- 3 counts Aggravated Flee/Elude
- 2 counts Aggravated Reckless Driving/Bodily Harm
The defendant remains in juvenile detention. There is no further information available at this time
The charges are not evidence against the defendant, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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