The Brief
- A newly-released surveillance video appears to contradict the official police account of a June 22 crash involving a Chicago police vehicle on the West Side.
- The collision injured a young family and damaged multiple vehicles; police cited the other driver, despite video showing the squad car maneuvering around stopped traffic before impact.
- The mother of the injured children is demanding answers and plans to file a complaint against the department.
CHICAGO – A newly-surfaced surveillance video is raising questions about a crash involving a Chicago police vehicle that sent a young family to the hospital and damaged several cars on the city’s West Side.
What we know:
The collision happened just after 6 p.m. on June 22 at the intersection of Monroe Street and Kostner Avenue. …