Chicago Police officer injured in Wrigleyville crash

(CHICAGO) A Chicago Police officer was injured in a crash in Wrigleyville late Thursday.

About 10:30 p.m., a man driving a private taxi was traveling west on Addison, trying to turn south onto Clark Street, police said.

The taxi — which had six passengers in it — collided with a Chicago Police vehicle that was traveling east on Addison, police said.

One officer was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Four of the six passengers were also taken to Masonic Medical Center, while the other two were taken to Thorek Hospital, police said. All six refused medical treatment after arriving at the hospitals.

The driver, 23, also refused medical treatment at the scene of the crash, police said. He was cited for failing to yield right of way and damage to public property.