By rssfeeds-admin CHICAGO – A 22-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder of a Chicago police officer after he hit the officer with his vehicle while driving under the influence late Saturday night.
According to police, officers patrolling on foot observed a large crowd in the 100 block of North Lamon Avenue around 11:30 p.m. A 22-year-old, now identified as Jose Ruiz-Crespin, was driving a gray sedan was then attempting to leave the area when he struck an officer, causing the officer to fall to the ground with an ankle injury.
Ruiz-Crespin was arrested at the scene and has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, aggravated DUI resulting in an accident with bodily harm, and multiple misdemeanors.
He has a court hearing set for Tuesday, March 11.
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