2 Aurora police officers involved in crash, suspect arrested

Two Aurora police officers were involved in a crash and the suspect was arrested on Tuesday. According to investigators, a police cruiser was T-boned by a white Chevy sedan near East Yale Avenue and South Peoria Street about 4 p.m. 

Police said the officers were responding with lights and sirens to a report of a fight during dismissal outside Prairie Middle School at the time of the crash.

After the initial collision, the patrol vehicle rolled onto its side and into two other vehicles. A good Samaritan helped rescue the officers from the patrol vehicle that had overturned and the officers were taken to the hospital for minor injuries. 

Investigators said the driver, Anthony Robinson Jr., 32, of Aurora, then tried to leave the scene of the crash, but was stopped by officers about a block away. Officers detained Robinson for suspected DUI, leaving the scene of a crash and failing to yield to an emergency vehicle. 

The Aurora Police Department said the officers were expected to make a full recovery.