Struck By Incidents
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Texas Deputy Struck by Trailer on U.S. 290
A Harris County Sheriff's Office deputy was injured Sunday morning when she was accidentally struck by a trailer that was being hauled by a witness' vehicle.
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Car kills Baby and Injures California Officer During Downtown Art Walk
A motorist trying to park on Spring Street hopped the curb and struck a stroller carrying Marcello Vasquez. A pedestrian and a police officer are injured. The driver has not been charged.
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Firefighter Critical After Fire Apparatus Backing Incident in California
On July 10, 2011 at 1830 hours, a CalFire Firefighter, while acting as a back-up person for an engine company, sustained a serious head injury when he became pinned between 2 CAL FIRE engine companies.
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Ohio Officer Out of Hospital After 106 Days
Officer Mark Dodez was severely injured back in March after being struck by a suspected drunk driver. After being hospitalized for 106 days, Officer Dodez was discharged Thursday. Officer Dodez sustained injuries to his spine.
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Missouri DOT Worker Struck by Car
A Missouri Department of Transportation worker is hospitalized in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle in suburban St. Louis.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Officer Injured in Hit and Run Crash
A Philadelphia police officer was hospitalized overnight after his patrol car was struck by a hit-and-run driver.
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Motorcyclists Hit Massachusetts State Trooper, Hit Speeds Of 130 MPH
State Police were looking for six motorcyclists after a dangerous incident Sunday night on a Massachusetts highway. One of them hit a State Trooper, another struck a State Police cruiser, and several took off at speeds around 130 MPH. Two bikers escaped by speeding the wrong way on the highway.
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Bikers attack Massachusetts Troopers on I-91
According to State Police Media Relations, on Sunday night, 10 motorcycles were traveling down I-91 South, near the Longmeadow exit. Four of them were illegally driving side by side. A trooper had run the plate of one of the motorcycles; revealing that it was stolen. Troopers managed to get ahead of the motorcycles, and a trooper tried to flag them down. When he did this, one rider appeared to slow down, but then sped-up and struck the trooper in the hand.
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Death of Caltrans Workers Prompts "Move Over" Campaign in California
You'll see the signs Monday along the freeway that read "Move over, it's the law." It's the state's way of reminding us to give emergency and road crews some "safety" space. But FOX40’s Tihanna McCleese reports if it's not a forgotten law, then it's a little known law because people just don't do it.
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Georgia Woman Injured in Struck By
A Savannah woman has been hospitalized after a three-car collision on Interstate 516 that sparked a series of events, destroying one patrol car and leading another to roll into a fire truck.