Struck By Incidents
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Truck Slams Into Garden Grove, California Police Car During Separate DUI Stop
A pair of Garden Grove police officers who just pulled over another motorist for allegedly driving drunk had to scramble out of the way when a truck slammed into the back of their squad car during the stop.
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Washington Troopers to Enforce Emergency Zone Law
For the first 90 days since the Emergency Zone Law went into effect on January 1, 2011, the main focus for the Washington State Patrol was to educate motorists about the new law. Starting April 1, 2011, State Patrol troopers will now begin writing tickets to motorists who fail to slow down or move over when passing stationary emergency vehicles on the side of the highway.
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Man Draws 5 Years, 4 Months for Trying to Run Down California Officer
A Sacramento County man convicted of trying to run down a Roseville police officer with his car in 2009 was sentenced Friday to five years and four months in state prison.
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Pittsburg, California Resident Shot and Killed by Sheriff's Deputy During Traffic Stop
A Pittsburg resident with a warrant for his arrest was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy early Monday after authorities say he tried to flee a traffic stop with another deputy hanging from the vehicle, the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office said.
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Nebraska Man Struck While Standing by Tow Truck
A Nebraska man was injured in Council Bluffs when he was struck by a car while he waited for his own vehicle to be towed away.
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Pennsylvania Teens Fleeing Party Run Over Officer With Car
Two police officers were struck by a vehicle while attempting to break up an underage drinking party at the slate dumps in Bentleyville.
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Virginia: Out-of-Control Car Does Heavy Damage
A man who apparently was having a medical emergency wiped out shrubs, a tree and a PT Cruiser before a city police officer was able to get the keys out of his vehicle while it was spinning tires in a yard.
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Florida Police Officer Injured in Hit and Run
The Crestview Police Department is currently searching for a hit-and-run vehicle that rear-ended a City of Crestview Police vehicle early Sunday morning.
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Man Arrested After Truck Backs Into Wisconsin Squad Car
The Monroe Police Department said a man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after he backed his pickup truck into an officer's squad car early Saturday morning.
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Florida Truck Crash on I-95 Causes 10 More Collisions
A series of 11 accidents on Interstate 95 Sunday morning sent five people to the hospital, a Florida Highway Patrol spokesman said.