A Humboldt Park 18-year-old is facing felony charges of reckless driving, possession of a stolen vehicle and other traffic citations after he allegedly hit a CPD squad car in Wrigleyville Monday night, police said.
Orlando Matos III allegedly drove a Hyundai Elantra through a stop sign around 3 a.m. Monday in the 3600 block of North Racine Avenue, seriously injuring two Town Hall District (19th) officers who were driving southbound in a marked squad car, authorities alleged.
In a preliminary statement, police said the Elantra, which had been previously reported as stolen, hit three other cars, while and the squad car was pushed onto the sidewalk and hit a tree. Police said Matos was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition for treatment.
Matos is set to appear at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse for a detention hearing Tuesday, per a CPD news release.
