Struck By Incidents
Click on the links below for training and information to reduce the number of struck by incidents of emergency responders.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Cincinnati Bike Officer Nearly Hit By Car
A Cincinnati bicycle officer escaped injuring after dodging a vehicle which nearly hit him overnight.
-
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.
-
Brookfield, Wisconsin Woman Charged With Hit-andRun of Police Officer
A 51-year-old Brookfield woman was charged Monday with hit-and-run related to a December incident that sent a Brookfield police officer to a hospital with numerous injuries.
-
Car Crashes Into Florida Fire Station
A man who crashed his vehicle into the St. Augustine Fire Station off Anastasia Boulevard around 4 a.m. Sunday took out the station's flag pole, but didn't do much damage or hurt any firefighters, according to Assistant Fire Chief John Rayno.
-
Massachusetts Trooper Injured While Enforcing Law Meant to Protect Him
State Trooper Corey Rose was injured on Route 24 Saturday while trying to enforce a law designed specifically to protect him. Rose was sitting in his cruiser when it was struck from behind by an alleged drunken driver. Twenty-two-year old Fatima Baptista, of Brockton, who had been pulled over by Rose, said Rose stopped her because she did not follow the “Move Over Law.”
-
California Highway Patrol Officer Hit by Minivan While Directing Vineman Triathalon Traffic
A CHP officer was struck by a minivan in Windsor Sunday morning as he directed traffic during the Vineman triathalon. Sgt. Mack Lewis, a 20-year veteran of the force, was waving traffic through the intersection of Aviation and Airport boulevards when he was knocked to the ground, striking his head on the pavement, according to CHP Officer Jonathan Sloat.