One Held Held in Illinois Incident After Mercedes Hits Cop, Citizen

A Chicago police officer is hospitalized in serious condition after a Mercedes struck him and the person he was interviewing, prompting officers to shoot at the driver, who was arrested early Tuesday on the city's Near North Side.

The incident began about 3 a.m. when a Mercedes was driving past 10 W. Elm St. where a police officer was conducting a traffic stop and either searching or interviewing a person outside, according to a police.

The Mercedes then struck the officer and the other person, possibly dragging one of the them for a short distance, prompting the officer's partner to fire shots at the car, according to police.