Struck By Incidents
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Cellphone Ring May Have Distracted Driver in Chippenham, Virginia Wreck
A Chesterfield County woman who ran into the rear of a Chesterfield County fire truck today on Chippenham Parkway may have been distracted by a ringing cell phone, state police said.
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Chippenham, Virginia Parkway Crash
"Very scary day" that's how one firefighter describes a close call on Chippenham Parkway this morning. Chesterfield firefighters had pulled their fire engine into the right lane and had gotten out to see if a car on the shoulder was on fire. While they were checking under the hood for flames a thunderous crash was heard and smoke billowed from behind their fire truck.
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DeKalb County, Georgia Officer Hit By Car Out Of Hospital
A DeKalb County police officer was released from a hospital Thursday afternoon after being struck by a car that was fleeing the scene of a theft.
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Illinois State Police Fender Bender
The law requires drivers to take their foot off the gas and move over when they see flashing emergency lights. Slowing down in this weather is easier said than done. Damage to a police squad car Thursday should be taken as a lesson. State police say a driver was going too fast on an icy I-74.
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Michigan Paramedic and Motorist Injured in Crash on I-94
A Jackson Community Ambulance paramedic and another person had non-life threatening injuries after a crash Thursday on I-94 near Parma Road.
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Nebraska Officer is Hit on Icy I-80
An Omaha police officer was injured Thursday when he was hit by a car on icy Interstate 80.
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Dekalb County, Georgia Officer Struck by Car
A DeKalb County police officer is in the hospital after being hit by a car that was fleeing the scene of a theft near Decatur.
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Indiana State Trooper's Car Struck in Morning Collision
A combination of white-out conditions and traveling too fast for conditions are to blame for a State Trooper's squad car being hit Thursday morning January 7, 2010.
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Two Missouri Patrol Cars Struck, One Officer Hospitalized
A Town & Country police officer was hospitalized Wednesday night after responding to a traffic accident near Interstate 64 and Highway 141. The accident happened around 9 p.m. while the officer was responding to a weather-related incident. A passing motorist lost control and struck the officer's vehicle, forcing it into a ditch.
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Florida Man Rams Car Into Restaurant, Eats Breakfast
Diners at the Biscuit's "N" Gravy and More restaurant in Port Orange received a surprise Wednesday when a car plowed into the side of the building. A 92-year-old man was at the wheel when his vehicle crashed into the busy restaurant on Nova Road.