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Elmhurst Police Squad Car Rear-Ended During Traffic Stop

ELMHURST, Ill. (CBS) -- An Elmhurst police squad car was rear-ended early Wednesday while conducting a traffic stop.

At 4:39 a.m., an officer was seated in his police car with all emergency lights activated when he was rear-ended by a motorist, police said.

Police did not specify where in Elmhurst this happened.

A photo provided by Elmhurst police showed severe rear-end damage to the squad car.

Elmhurst Police Squad Car
An Elmhurst police squad car was rear-ended on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (Credit: Elmhurst Police)

The officer was not severely injured, police said.

The driver was charged with violating Scott's Law, which requires drivers to slow down and drive with caution, and move to another lane if possible, when an emergency vehicle is displaying warning lights.

Police did not release the driver's name.

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