Struck By Incidents
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Illinois: Police Dispatcher Dies When Hit by Driver Fleeing Cops
Police Dispatcher Marciea Adkins died early Sunday driving home from her overnight shift after her car was struck by a teenager fleeing from police in stolen SUV, police said. The 16-year-old had touched off a nearly 2-mile pursuit after he backed into a police vehicle during a traffic stop for failing to stop at a red light, police said.
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Florida Trooper Fires Shots at Driver in Stolen Truck
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper opened fire on a man in a stolen truck who tried to run him over this morning, FHP said.
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Kentucky Officer Struck in Spaghetti Junction
The name of the Louisville Metro Police officer hurt in a crash in Spaghetti Junction has been released. On July 4, Officer Armand "Buddy" Vancleave was working an accident on the ramp from westbound 64 to southbound 65 when a black Dodge rounded the curve, hit a stalled car, and pushed it into him. The car pinned Vancleave against the guardrail and broke his leg.
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Massachusetts Trooper Struck
A Massachusetts State Police Trooper was injured Friday after he was struck by a passing car during a traffic stop in Springfield.
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Australian Ambulance Hit by Car While Treating Motorcyclist
A St John Ambulance vehicle has been hit by another car after attending a crash in Cockburn Central this afternoon.
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2nd Louisville, Kentucky Officer Struck By Car Monday
According to Louisville, Kentucky police, the officer was responding to a single-car accident when he was hit. The officer suffered a broken leg and possible concussion when a car pinned him against a guardrail.
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Vermont Officer Struck
A Burlington police officer was struck by a motorist who didn't want to wait for a tow truck operator to finish loading a disabled vehicle. The driver pulled around six cars that had stopped for the tow truck and then struck the police officer as he approached the vehicle.
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Kentucky Officer Recovering After Being Hit by an SUV
An LMPD officer was involved in a late-night accident. It happened just before 10 P.M. Monday night near Westport Road and the Gene Snyder Freeway. The officer was on the Snyder North ramp to Westport Road headed East when he was hit by an SUV. The officer suffered minor injuries and was taken to Norton Hospital Brownsboro.
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Maryland Speed Enforcement Vehicle Struck
A man wielding a hammer and a shotgun attacked a speed enforcement vehicle on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near the BWI Marshall Airport exit Wednesday morning, prompting police to close the highway for several hours.
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Car Slams into Kentucky Fire Station, Hits Truck
A car ran through a Jessamine County fire station Friday afternoon. The driver was taken to the hospital. Posted: 5:43 PM Jul 1, 2011