Struck By Incidents
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Minnesota Trooper Hit While Helping Driver Recounts Crash
At least 23 Minnesota State Patrol troopers have been hit this winter, more than double the amount of troopers who were hit all of last winter. Lieutenant Chris Edstrom became the 22nd statistic when he was hit on the shoulder of Interstate 35W in Forest Lake in mid-January.
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New Jersey Officer Tending to Crash Scene on Icy Road is Struck, Injured by Motorist
A Gloucester Township police officer was injured Wednesday when she was struck by a motorist who had lost control of her car on an icy roadway.
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Florida Trooper in Hit and Run Released From Hospital
A trooper is home from the hospital after a hit and run. Theodore Mena, 53, was released from Memorial Regional Hospital, Monday.
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Missouri Tow Trucker Driver Injured When Car Slams Into Tow Truck
A tow truck driver trying to clear an accident got into one himself overnight. According to Police, the tow truck driver was removing a vehicle from an accident at Gravois and Ellenwood in south St. Louis around 12:30am Tuesday. A car with no headlights hit the side of the tow truck.
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Ohio Trooper's Cruiser Rammed by Suspected Drunken Driver
An Ohio Highway Patrol trooper escaped injury early Sunday when a drunken driver slammed into his parked cruiser near Dressler Road and Belden Village Street NW, investigators said.
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Unoccupied Michigan Deputy Vehicle Struck on Highway
An Ottawa County sheriff’s patrol vehicle was struck Monday by a driver traveling too fast for icy conditions on I-96 near Tallmadge Township, police said.
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Iowa Man Who Tried to Run Down Deputy Gets Five Years
A Maquoketa man who tried to run down a Clinton County Sheriff’s deputy after a traffic stop turned sour in March near DeWitt will serve up to five years at a Davenport facility.
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Maryland Officer Who Died in Crash Distracted by Film Crew
A Baltimore police officer who was killed in October when his cruiser slammed into the back of a fire engine was speeding at 71 mph and most likely was distracted by a film crew on the opposite side of a highway, the final investigative report concludes.
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Missouri Tow Truck Driver Recovering After Being Struck by Vehicle
A tow truck driver is hospitalized after being struck by a car at the intersection of Gravois and Ellenwood early Tuesday morning.
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Pennsylvania Bicycle Officer Hit by Vehicle
A Pittsburgh city police bicycle officer was injured when he was struck by a vehicle this afternoon.