Chicago police officer hit by car while attempting arrest on South Side

CHICAGO (CBS) – An officer was struck by a car Wednesday night while attempting to arrest a man in the Woodlawn neighborhood.

At 8:40 p.m., officers were called to a disturbance in the 6400 block of South Ingleside Avenue and approached a man in a vehicle who was suspected of being involved in the disturbance.

An officer tried to arrest the man, but he drove away and hit the officer with his car, police said.

After a short chase, the man was arrested and a weapon was confiscated, police said.

The officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for observation, police said.