2 CPD officers injured in crash involving wrong-way driver in West Chatham; driver in custody

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A man is in custody and two officers are recovering after a crash involving a wrong-way driver in West Chatham Thursday night. 

According to police, officers were driving in an unmarked vehicle, in the 200 block of West 76th Street around 11:22 p.m., when they hit a white Jeep driving in the wrong direction. 

Due to the impact of the crash, the officer's vehicle then hit an unoccupied vehicle.

The 28-year-old driver of the Jeep was taken into custody and a gun was recovered from his vehicle. Citations are pending.

The two officers were taken to a local hospital in good condition with minor injuries.