Northfield Police Officer Hit by Car on Edens Expressway

NORTHFIELD, IL - A Northfield police officer was injured last week while he was making a traffic stop on Interstate 94.

Part-time officer Ricky Cho was taken to the hospital with minor injuries just before 10 a.m. on Friday, March 18 after he was injured by his own squad car, which was struck by a Toyota Corolla heading southbound.

According to a police report, Cho stopped a female driver on the Edens for using a cell phone while driving, and as he was walking up to the passenger’s side of her car, his squad car was hit by the Toyota, striking him.

The driver of the Toyota, John W. Schladt of Waukegan, allegedly swerved into the squad car causing damage to both vehicles. He stopped at the scene and was cited for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Cho was taken to Evanston Hospital and released later that day. He returned to work on Monday.