Struck By Incidents
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Woman Charged in Texas Officer-Involved Collision
A woman is facing charges in connection with a Sunday collision that sent an Austin police officer to the hospital, according to an arrest affidavit.
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Maine Officer Hit by Distracted Driver Speaks Out
The police officer injured in an accident on the Casco Bay Bridge is speaking out against distracted driving.
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Minnesota Officer Hospitalized After Truck Rear-Ends Squad Car
A Minneapolis Police Officer is recovering after his squad car was struck Monday morning by a pickup truck in the downtown area.
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Pennsylvania Officer Recovering After Crash
A Penn Township police officer who was injured when his patrol car was struck in the rear early Saturday morning during a traffic stop suffered a concussion and is still recovering.
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Tennessee State Trooper Describes Being Struck by Car in Near-Fatal Accident
Trooper Anthony Sherron was directing traffic at an accident scene on election night when a woman from Bartlett ran him over. Police say the driver left the scene without checking to see if the trooper was dead or alive.
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Drunk Driver Hits California Police Car Among Others
Laguna Beach police have said that a man arrested on suspicion of drunken driving ran into a patrol car, then smashed into a pole and an air-and-water dispenser at a gas station - after he was pulled over.
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Hearing Set For Man Accused of Michigan Officer's Hit-and-Run Death
A pretrial hearing for Nino Edward Delpiano, who is accused in the hit-and-run death of Taylor police Auxiliary Lt. Dan Kromer, has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Dec. 3 before Wayne County Circuit Judge Linda Parker.
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California Police Fire on Car Fleeing Traffic Stop, Officer Dragged Alongside
San Francisco police fired on a SUV Friday afternoon in The City’s Hayes Valley neighborhood after the driver fled a traffic stop, dragging an officer alongside the car for a short distance, a police spokesman said. The incident took place at about 2:20 p.m. at Buchanan and Fell Streets.
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California Police Officer Struck by Vehicle During Traffic Stop
A San Francisco police officer was struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop this afternoon at Buchanan and Fell Streets, a police spokesman said.
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Fleeing Driver Rams Wisconsin Police Car, Runs Over Officer's Foot
Cocaine and recklessly endangering safety charges are pending against a 40-year-old man accused of leading police on a car chase Thursday morning. At about 1:30 a.m., officers attempted to arrest the man on several drug violations, said Fond du Lac Police Department Deputy Chief Kevin Lemke. Officers approached the man while he was parking at a home on Sixth Street between Fond du Lac and Park Avenues. The man stepped on the gas pedal, ramming an unmarked squad car and pushing it out of the way to exit the driveway, said Lemke.