Struck By Incidents
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California Officer Hit by Car, Suffers Minor Injuries
A Novato police officer making a traffic stop suffered minor injuries when he was struck by a passing vehicle Sunday night on DeLong Avenue near the southbound onramp at Highway 101 in Novato.
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Kentucky Firefighter Hit by Car Wednesday; Died Saving Co-Worker
A long-time Kentuckiana firefighter was killed while trying to save another person. It happened Wednesday afternoon in Gallatin Co. in northern Kentucky on Interstate 71. Danny Allen always held a full-time job outside the fire station, and it was while he was working on that job that he lost his life.
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Man Charged with DUI Strikes Illinois Officer and K-9 with Truck
A Peoria County Sheriff's Deputy squad car was hit by an alleged drunk driver overnight. According to Illinois State Police, a Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit was dispatched to the area of Illinois Route-116 and Cameron Lane to investigate a report of cattle in the roadway.
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Michigan EMS Worker Struck
Paramedics tending to crash victims became victims themselves. It happened on the Lodge Freeway near the Outer Drive exit just before 4:00 a.m. Saturday.
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South African Traffic Officer Hit by Bus
A North West traffic officer was seriously injured when he was hit by a bus he was trying to pull over.
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Woman Nearly Runs Over Delaware Officer to Avoid Ticket
A 33-year-old Newark woman who tried to avoid a parking citation and nearly hit a parking enforcement officer while fleeing was arrested and jailed for the effort.
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MedStar Paramedic Responding to Wreck Struck by Pickup in Fort Worth
A MedStar paramedic treating a driver injured in a wreck was struck by a pickup in south Fort Worth Wednesday afternoon.
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New Jersey Police Officer Hit by Car in Medford
A police officer was struck by a car Friday morning while directing traffic through a work zone. The unidentified officer was taken to Virtua Marlton where he was treated and released for arm, leg and back injuries, police said.
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Missouri Trooper Struck at Accident Scene
Trooper Zachary Harrison was working an accident scene east of LaBelle on Highway 6. That's when a vehicle traveling west, slid on a patch of ice in the road, and struck Harrison. Both Trooper Harrison and the Roberts Garage Tow truck had their emergency lights on at the time.
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Burglary Suspect Shot After Hitting Washington Officer With Car
Police say they have arrested the second suspect who fled the scene after an officer involved shooting in Tukwila Thursday. Tukwila police, responding to a burglary call on East Marginal Way, confronted two men in a vehicle. Police say one of the men drove at the officers, striking one of them.