Ill. Police Officer, Employee Struck by Car while Breaking Up Bar Fight

A Prospect Heights police officer and an employee were injured when they were struck by a fleeing suspect in a vehicle while trying to break up an altercation in a bar parking lot.

Joe Vince

Dec. 18, 2023

An Illinois police officer and a bar employee were struck by a vehicle while trying to break up a fight early Sunday.

The incident happened at about 4 a.m. when a Prospect Heights police officer responded to an altercation in a bar parking lot, WBBM-TV reports. While trying to intervene in the scuffle, the officer and an employee at the bar were struck by a suspect flee in his car.

The officer only suffered minor bruises in the collision, but the employee was taken to the hospital. The employee is expected to recover.

The suspect was apprehended in nearby Palatine only a few minutes after the incident. He was charged with driving under the influence, and felony charges were pending.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.