Struck By Incidents
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Wisconsin Woman Says She Didn’t Try to Hit Officer
A Neopit resident was arraigned last week on charges of assaulting a Menominee tribal police officer after she took his patrol vehicle and nearly ran him over.
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Georgia County Officer Hit by Vehicle
A sheriff's deputy in Carroll County was hit by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon, according to a dispatcher there.
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Kentucky Officer Struck by Pickup Truck out of Hospital, in Rehab
A Hodgenville, Ky. police officer is doing better after a pickup truck struck him.
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Australian Police Officer Dragged Along Road by Semi-Trailer
A female police officer will undergo surgery after she was dragged by a semi-trailer along a main road in Sydney's inner-west.
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Colorado Apparatus Struck While Blocking
South Metro, CO E-36 was recently re-positioned at a motor vehicle collision off the side of an interstate highway. E-36 was being relocated to provide the blocking function for the crews treating the victims of the collision. The Engineer noticed two vehicles sliding towards the incident on a snowy/icy road. The Engineer blasted the air horn to notify the crew of the impending danger. The sliding vehicles, two SUV's, struck E-36 and moved it 5 feet.
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Indiana Trooper to Undergo Second Surgery; Struck During Toll Road Traffic Stop Attempt
Indiana State Police Trooper George Hornsby will undergo a second surgery for injuries he received as a speeding car struck him Monday night on the Indiana Toll Road while he tried to deploy stop sticks.
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Man Accused of Using His Car in Attempt to Hit Clearwater, Florida Police Officer
A 22-year-old felon with a lengthy criminal history and no valid driver's license was arrested Monday and accused of trying to run over a police officer.
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North Dakota Deputy Details Close Call Crash
A Morton County sheriff's captain says it's "dumb luck" that he escaped serious injury yesterday. That's after confronting an out-of-control vehicle head-on.
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South Dakota Tow Truck Driver Run Over In Snow Storm
A Sioux Falls tow truck driver is in the hospital after being hit by a car. It happened Monday afternoon on Interstate 29 near the Madison Street exit. Authorities say the man was trying to pull a car out of the median when another car slid out of control and ran him over.
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Indiana Trooper Struck, Injured by Fleeing Driver
An Indiana State Trooper was injured Monday evening when he was struck by a fleeing car on the Indiana Toll Road near Portage.