Officer Injured at Street Takeover

Another one of those incidents where tens of dozens of cars along with hundreds of morons "take over" an intersection by sheer force of numbers and break all sorts of traffic and public safety laws....with zero consequences:

• A Chicago police officer conducting traffic control was hit by a car in a hit-and-run early Friday in South Shore on the South Side.

  Around 1:30 a.m., the officer was conducting traffic control for a large gathering in the 7500 block of South Phillips Avenue when they were struck in the leg by a white sedan that fled the scene, police said.

  The officer was treated at the scene and released, officials said. No one was in custody.
  

Our sources say he wasn't treated at the scene - Beat 421 drove him to the hospital. But why are we conducting "traffic control" for an illegal display of assholery?

Remember when the city bought all those spike strips and told everyone they'd put a stop to this unlawful and dangerous behavior? They even started a "special unit" and sent them to training. And....nothing. Not even a hint of a plan. 

Is there a way to stop it all that doesn't rely on a massive and instant deployment of manpower and equipment? Something that deters future behavior? Do we need to return to the hydrant key method?