Struck By Incidents
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Tragic Turn: Texas Nurse Struck, Killed by SUV While Helping Victim of Car Accident
Liz Gonzalez died Tuesday while saving the life of another person. About 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Gonzalez, 25, and a friend pulled over on Interstate 10 West near Airway to help a woman get out of a flipped car after a crash, police said. Gonzalez pulled Cecilia Marquez, 49, out of her car to safety. But soon afterward, Gonzalez was hit by a Jeep Cherokee that had veered out of control on the icy overpass at Airway.
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Virginia Firefighters Struck By One Of Their Own
Two Fairfax County firefighters were struck by an SUV driven by a colleague Tuesday evening as they attempted to help a cyclist who had previously been hit by a car.
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Witness Describes Watching Lopez, Texa Hit Officer with SUV
Testimony continued Tuesday morning in the capital murder trial of Daniel Lopez, a man accused of killing Lt. Stuart Alexander while trying to flee from police. Officer Cruz describes watching Daniel Lopez hit Lt. Stuart Alexander with his SUV, and says he believes Lopez deliberately swerved in order to hit the officer.
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Michigan Officer Jumps To Avoid Being Hit By Car
A Bloomfield Township police officer narrowly escaped being pinned between two cars Monday during a crash investigation on Interstate 75.
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Colorado Police Officer Struck By Car While Working An Accident
Slick roads may have been a factor in a crash that sent a Pueblo Police Officer to the hospital Monday morning. It happened at about 9:30am at the intersection of Highway 50 and Wills.
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No Bail for Man Accused of Hitting Rhode Island Officer
A Cranston man accused of hitting a Providence police officer with his car Saturday night was ordered held without bail following his arraignment in Providence District Court Monday Morning.
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Michigan Police Officer Struck at Accident Site
An out-of-control car sliding on icy pavement struck a Bloomfield Township police officer Monday at the site of another crash.
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Arkansas Major Accident Could Have Been Worse
It happened Sunday morning. Arkansas State Troopers responded to a vehicle collision on I-430 between Cantrell Road and the Arkansas River. Moments after they arrived, a pick-up truck smashed into a state police car parked at the scene. That car then slammed into a fire truck.
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Arkansas Officer Hit by Car in School Zone
Greenwood Police are warning drivers and pedestrians to be careful near busy school zones after one of their own was run over. School Resource Officer Kathy McCaslin was struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon while directing traffic on State Hwy. 10 East.
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Colorado Military Hit and Run
A Springs Tow Truck Driver says he was in a hit and run accident involving a military vehicle. Kim Parsons says he was startled after a truck he was trying to hook up was side swiped.