Driver hits Illinois State Police squad car on Route 53 in northwest suburbs

An Illinois State Police squad car was struck and damaged on Route 53 in Chicago’s northwest suburbs.

State police said at 3:46 a.m. Sunday, an ISP trooper was pulled over in a squad car on the right shoulder of Illinois 53 northbound at Algonquin Road, on the cusp of Rolling Meadows and Schaumburg. The trooper was assisting a stranded driver, and the squad car emergency lights were on, state police said.

A black Dodge Ram pickup truck failed to slow down and hit the rear driver’s side of the squad car. The Dodge also struck the car whose driver the trooper was helping, state police said.

The Dodge continued north on Route 53 for about 200 yards and then stopped due to the damage it had sustained. The driver bolted, state police said…

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