A police officer was cited for causing a two-vehicle crash that left himself, a second officer and two others injured on Route 173 in Antioch Thursday afternoon.
The incident happened around 2:40 p.m. Thursday at Route 173 and Eagle Ridge Drive in Antioch.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was requested to conduct an investigation into the crash.
An Antioch police squad, driven by a 21-year-old Antioch officer, was traveling northbound on Eagle Ridge Drive.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said a preliminary investigation shows the driver of the squad car was attempting to turn westbound on Route 173.
The officer turned left and was struck by an eastbound Kia Sorento, driven by a 65-year-old man from Antioch.
The driver of the Kia and his 13-year-old passenger, also an Antioch resident, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
They were transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
The police officer and a 44-year-old Antioch police officer, who was in the passenger seat of the squad, were also transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
The two officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Covelli said the officer driving the squad car is being cited for failing to yield at an intersection.