Two state troopers injured while trying to stop suspected carjackers near Dan Ryan
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A juvenile suspect was in custody late Tuesday after a car believed to be stolen in a carjacking hit an Illinois State trooper, and then led police in a chase.
At 5:15 p.m., troopers from the Illinois State Police Statewide Anti-Violence Enforcement Group were conducting a saturation patrol on the Dan Ryan near 47th Street.
State troopers saw a black BMW that had been reported carjacked and stolen around 4 p.m.
A state trooper tried to pull over the BMW, but it fled – only to be blocked by traffic near 47th Street and Wentworth Avenue, near the Dan Ryan Expressway.
Video showed officers surrounding the BMW with guns drawn. A trooper was on the hood of the BMW when it sped off.
The BMW clipped a car – and the trooper fell hard to the ground.
A second trooper was also hurt diving out of the car's way. Both are expected to recover.
The suspects then sped onto the Dan Ryan, with troopers in hot pursuit.
Eventually, the driver crashed into a tree near Root and Federal streets. Chicago Police responded and apprehended one juvenile passenger.
Two suspects remained at large late Tuesday.
