Kristin Cavallari hospitalized after car crash

New mom Kristin Cavallari is recovering in hospital after she was involved in a car crash near Chicago, Illinois on Thursday (21Jan16).

The former The Hills star suffered a dislocated elbow after the car she was traveling in was struck by another vehicle, and she was questioned about the incident by police officers after receiving treatment at a local medical center, reports TMZ.com.

Cavallari's three children, including eight-week-old daughter Saylor, were not with mom at the time of the collision, and her husband, football star Jay Cutler, has since rushed to his wife's hospital bedside.

The news emerges weeks after the 29-year-old mourned the death of her brother, Michael, who went missing before the Thanksgiving holiday in November (15) and was subsequently found dead in Utah.