Driver rear-ends police squad car as officer arrived at scene of burglar alarm call near Woodstock

A police officer was evaluated by paramedics after a driver rear-ended a squad car as the officer responded to a burglar alarm at a residence near Woodstock. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:09 p.m. on October 28 to the 10300 block of Country Club Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a report of a burglar alarm. A Woodstock Police Department officer also responded to assist the sheriff’s office, Woodstock Police Chief John L. Lieb said. The officer was positioning his marked squad car so he could get out and approach the home when a vehicle came up behind him and struck the squad car, Lieb said. The driver of the other vehicle said he did not see the squad car’s taillights and “did not see the squad car until it was too late,” Lieb said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 6:20 p.m. to the crash, which involved the Woodstock police squad car and a small BMW SUV, Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Public Information Officer Alex Vucha said.

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