Struck By Incidents
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SUV Slams into Texas Police Car, Injures Officer
Investigators say a Houston police officer was trying to block traffic at the intersection of Westheimer and Dairy Ashford. That's when a speeding SUV hit his cruiser.
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Illinopis Construction Worker Struck by Car
Douglas A. Johnson, 55, of 550 Jones Drive was cited for failure to stop for flagger in a construction area. Bartlett Police responded to the crash site at West Bartlett Road and the private drive of the Spring Lakes Mobile Home Estates around 8:40 a.m. Police alleged that Johnson hit a 44-year-old female construction worker when he drove his black Ford Taurus eastbound onto West Bartlett from the private drive.
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Kansas Police Officer Jumps Over Hood of Patrol Car to Avoid Being Struck
A Kansas City police officer who fired his gun at a driver Wednesday had to jump on the hood of his patrol car to avoid being run over by a stolen vehicle, according to records released Thursday.
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ColoradoColorado Construction Worker Struck by Alleged Drunk Driver
Colorado Springs police are investigating a serious auto-pedestrian accident that sent a female construction worker to the hospital.
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New York PD Officer Struck by Motorcycle Walks in to Work
An NYPD officer who nearly died after he was hit by a motorcycle trying to catch a group of alleged car thieves returned to Brooklyn his precinct this morning.
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Kansas City Police Shoot Driver in Leg
Kansas City police shot a driver in the leg about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday after he allegedly hit an officer and rammed a police car on 23rd Street.
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Virginia DOT Criticized After Worker Struck
The Virginia Department of Transportation denied a contracting firm’s request for a state trooper to monitor the Afton Mountain work zone where a man was nearly killed in a hit-and-run accident, but will now be providing some coverage at the site.
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Canadian Mountie Clipped by Passing Car
A Richmond RCMP officer was struck by a passing motorist Tuesday after stopping a vehicle at the side of Westminster Highway.
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Cincinnati Bike Officer Nearly Hit By Car
A Cincinnati bicycle officer escaped injuring after dodging a vehicle which nearly hit him overnight.
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Lawyer: Bridgewater Man Rregretful' of Crash That Injured Massachusetts Trooper
Matthew A. Charette did not speak in court Monday, but his attorney described him as “very regretful” about the crash that injured a state trooper and Brockton woman early Saturday morning.