An Aurora police officer following a vehicle that may have been stolen was injured in a two-vehicle crash in the city.
The crash occurred around 6:51 p.m. Jan. 27 near Liberty Street and Schiller Avenue.
Police said the officer was traveling westbound on Liberty Street, approaching Schiller Avenue, and was following a vehicle that may have been stolen. The vehicle turned south onto Schiller Avenue and the officer began to turn left to follow behind.
As he turned left, the officer saw a vehicle traveling eastbound on Liberty Street, approaching Schiller Avenue. The officer said he attempted to steer right and avoid the oncoming vehicle, but was unable to do so. The squad car was struck and sustained heavy front-end damage, police said.
The officer was transported to an Aurora hospital for treatment. The driver of the vehicle that struck the police car was uninjured.
Erika Wurst is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.