A police squad car and an ambulance were damaged in La Grange Friday when they were struck by an alleged drunken driver while police and fire were responding to another accident. The collision took place at 7:50 p.m. in the 900 block of La Grange Road.
La Grange police and the Pleasantview Fire District were responding to another accident when Eli Torres, 30, of the 900 block of Lois Place in Joliet, struck the squad car which then rammed into the ambulance.
Torres' vehicle flipped on to its side, but he was not injured. No police and fire staff were hurt during the accident, said Sgt. Robert Wardlaw of the La Grange Police Department.