Struck By Incidents
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Connecticut Trooper Involved In I-91 Crash
A state trooper was involved in a crash on Interstate 91 northbound between exits 15 and 16 Monday afternoon. State police said that trooper had pulled off the road around 2:15 p.m. and was stopped in the center median behind a disabled box truck when a car veered off the highway and struck the cruiser from behind, pushing it into the rear of the truck.
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Florida Construction Worker Struck, Killed on U.S. Highway 98
A construction worker is dead after being struck at about 8 p.m. Monday night while setting up a lane closure on U.S. Highway 98 near the intersection of Woodlawn Beach Road.
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Massachusetts Police Say Drunken Driver Sped Through Natick Work Zone
Several officers were working a detail on Rte. 9 East near the Crowne Plaza Hotel as part of a state paving project. Police cars, with their emergency lights flashing, were parked on the road. At 3:20 a.m., Lt. Brian Lauzon heard a loud engine coming toward him "and he looked in his rearview mirror just in time to see a vehicle speeding by him going approximately 80 mph," Grassey said.
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Michigan Man Charged With Assaulting Officer
A Richmond man faces a felony charge after deputies said he struck an officer during his arrest. Timothy Nicholas Cornell, 21, is accused of breaking into several vehicles to steal property. He struck a Grand Traverse sheriff's deputy as he attempted to flee the arrest scene in Garfield Township, court records show.
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Off-Duty Indiana Officer Struck in Hit-and-Run Crash
Indianapolis - Police are investigating a crash involving an off-duty IMPD officer.
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South Carolina Officer Shoots Suspect
Officer Eddie McCreary fired four shots into a dark Lincoln sedan that had nearly backed over him during a traffic stop and then he shouted into his radio, "Shots fired. Get me some help out here," according to a report released Monday.
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Tennessee Deputy Nearly Struck
Police expect to obtain a warrant for the arrest of a Kingsport man who allegedly ignored orders to stop his car, then accelerated the vehicle and brushed a Sullivan County deputy who was on foot.
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West Virginia Officer Hit Along I-64
Traffic is moving again on I-64 west near Dunbar after an accident where a PSC inspection officer was hit by a car.
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South Carolina Sheriff’s Blotter – South County
A deputy was on patrol in the area of 1025 Sawdust Road on Oct. 11 when he saw a vehicle with its lights on exiting the parking lot at a high rate of speed.
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Wisconsin Highway Worker Struck by Car in Good Condition
A 46-year-old Portage County Highway employee hit by a vehicle Wednesday while on the job was in good condition at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield Thursday afternoon.