Struck By Incidents
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Canadian Tow Truck Driver was Incredulous over Criminal Charge Against Him
Tow truck driver Ronald Taylor couldn’t understand why he was charged with criminal negligence causing death after another driver hit his stationary truck on the highway. Taylor had just helped a motorist get her car out of the centre median. This incident happened in 2009.
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Connecticut Police say a State Trooper has been injured at a highway construction site on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield.
The Hartford Courant reports that State Police say a vehicle driven by Gino Restaini of Wilton struck a cruiser driven by Trooper Benedict Liberator as the officer pulled into the right lane. Trooper Liberator and Restaini were taken to St. Vincent's Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
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Connecticut Trooper Hurt in Merritt Parkway Crash
An on-duty trooper was injured Tuesday night while working on the Merritt Parkway.
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Louisiana Inmate Hit by SUV in Critical Condition
The Louisiana Department of Corrections inmate worker struck by a vehicle Friday in Alexandria remains in critical condition. Police on Monday released the inmate's name, along with the names of the driver of the Jeep which struck the inmate and the driver of a city of Alexandria sanitation truck who also was injured in the accident.
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Two Goose Creek, SC FF’s Struck by Suspected Drunk Driver
The City of Goose Creek Fire Dept's Rescue 1 and Medic 9 were operating at an MVA when a suspected DUI entered the scene striking 2 FF's. FF/Medic Christopher Harrison and Captain Michael Altoff were struck by Jessica Lanier after she failed to yield to the emergency scene and plowed into the two men.
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Caught On Tape: Iowa Trooper, Woman Nearly Hit By Truck
State troopers are warning drivers to move over when approaching emergency vehicles on the side of the road after a close call was caught on dash cam video
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Virginia Woman Charged with DUI After Hitting State Trooper
A Smithfield woman has been charged with drunken driving after police say she struck a state police cruiser in Southampton County on Sunday night, sending a state trooper to the hospital.
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California Deputy Injured by Suspected Drunken Driver in Rancho Cucamonga
A San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputy was injured after being struck by a suspected drunken driver early Saturday morning.
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New Hampshire State Police: Man Arrested After Hitting Cruiser, then Fleeing
A Lowell, Mass., man was arrested early Saturday morning after police say he hit a state trooper’s cruiser on the F. E. Everett Turnpike and then fled the scene.
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Illinois Firefighter, Cop Hit by Cars While Responding to Southwest Side Gas Leak
A Chicago firefighter and a police officer working at the site of a gas leak this afternoon in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood were both hit by cars, a Fire Department spokesman said.