Struck By Incidents
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Tough Recovery Ahead for Clearwater, Florida Firefighter
A Clearwater firefighter whose legs were crushed when he was hit by a vehicle was released from St. Cloud Hospital Tuesday, but he faces a long, arduous recovery.
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Colorado Police Arrest Driver Who Hit Deputy With Car
A Denver sheriff's deputy was released from the hospital Thursday afternoon after he was struck by a car being driven by a narcotics suspect.
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Maryland Fire Police Officer Struck While Directing Traffic
A fire police officer was struck by a car Thursday afternoon while directing traffic at an accident scene at Military Road and Highfield Road in Washington County, according to the Franklin County Department of Emergency Services.
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Pennsylvania Police Look For Truck Driver Who Killed Retired State Trooper
Pennsylvania state police said a retired trooper checking on his broken-down car was hit by a truck and killed.
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Colorado Police Search for Man Who Ran Over a Denver Deputy
A search is on for a man who apparently ran over a Denver sheriff's deputy about 7:30 a.m. today after deputies went to the 1200 block of South Knox Court to arrest him.
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SUV Strikes Fire Vehicle Being Washed at a Ft. Lauderdale Station
An SUV crashed into a fire-rescue truck that was being washed at a Ft. Lauderdale fire station Thursday morning, sending two firefighters, a paramedic trainee and the car's driver to the hospital, an official said.
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Albany, New York Police Shoot and Kill Man After he Struck an Officer With His Car
A 37-year-old man shot and killed by Albany police Tuesday night struck an officer and pinned him against a fence before being shot, according to police officials.
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Friend Recalls Nebraska Tow Truck Operator Being Hit
The owner of a tow truck company thought his coworker and friend was dead after being struck by a car on Sunday near Fremont. It now appears Henry Chillingworth, 64, is going to recover.
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New Jersey State Trooper Injured in Rear-End Collision on Route 54
A New Jersey state trooper suffered minor injuries Tuesday evening when someone rear-ended his patrol car while he investigated an accident on Route 54 in Buena Vista Township, State Police said.
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Truck Driver Accused of Sideswiping Wisconsin Emergency Vehicle
The Wisconsin State Patrol has issued a citation to a 27-year-old New Berlin man accusing him of driving his semitrailer truck too fast for weather conditions and failing to move over, or shift one lane, from an emergency vehicle in a collision during last Tuesday's snow storm, Police Chief Peter Hoell said.