Struck By Incidents
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Virginia Trooper Jumps to Avoid Truck on I-81
A Virginia State Police trooper who jumped off an embankment to avoid an out-of-control tractor-trailer was recovering at home Tuesday, two days after police charged the trucker who nearly struck the trooper with reckless driving on Interstate 81.
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New Jersey Civilian Who Stopped to Assist is Struck and Killed
New Jersey State Police say a man who stopped to assist after a one-car accident on I-280 was killed by a vehicle that swerved to avoid the damaged car.
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Pennsylvania Man Arrested After Attempting to Hit State Trooper
A Philadelphia man is in custody after police say he tried to run down a Pennsylvania state trooper with his car.
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Tow Truck is Struck in Hawaii
An SUV crashed onto its side about about 8 p.m. on the Honokaa side of Kaawalii Gulch Sunday night. As a flatbed tow-truck was idling in the Honokaa bound lane at the scene a car crashed into the back of the stopped tow-truck.
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Tennessee Tow Truck Driver Struck and Injured
A tow truck driver is injured following an odd incident on North Broadway in Knoxville.
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Virginia Trooper recovering after I-81 tractor trailer crash in Montgomery County
In a news release, State Police say Senior Trooper Kozar leapt over a guardrail to avoid being hit by the tractor trailer.
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Woman Indicted In Tennessee Tow Truck Driver's Death
A woman accused of driving drunk has been indicted in connection with the death of a tow truck driver.
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Illinois Police Officer on Bike Hit by Vehicle, Dragged Down Street
An on-duty Chicago Police officer bicycling to make a traffic stop was struck by a vehicle and dragged down the street Saturday night on Lake Shore Drive.
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Massachusetts Tragedy Highlights Dangers of Highway Work
The crash that killed state police Sgt. Douglas Weddleton was a body blow to anyone who regularly works beside busy highways, where death is only an arm's length away.
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Springfield, Massachusetts Officer Injured by Truck
An officer working an undercover detail was struck by pickup truck driven by a 20-year-old Chicopee man early Saturday morning and knocked unconscious, police said.