Struck By Incidents
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin Deputy Hospitalized After Car Struck in Possible OWI Incident
A Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputy has gone to a hospital after the car he was inside was struck by a driver who may have been drunk.
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Texas Officer Laying Flares Struck By Car
San Antonio police said an officer was injured while laying flares on the road after a wrong-way crash Friday morning.
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Minnesota Trooper Struck Multiple Times
State trooper Brian Bammert or his cruiser has been struck on the job three times in less than two years -- including last Saturday.
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Minnesota Trooper Struck Twice in 2 Months
One Minnesota State Trooper has been involved in two car crashes in the last two months. Trooper Brain Bammert’s latest close call came on Saturday when his squad was struck by an oncoming car.
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Injured Driver, Palmyra, New York Firefighter Awed by Support
When Dobbs Family Auto tow-truck operator Ken Moore suffered a horrific accident Jan. 21 that resulted in his legs being partially amputated, it shook the community and drew attention as well from the towing industry.
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Injured Ohio Officer Unlikely to Walk Again
The wife of a Springfield Township police officer struck by a vehicle says doctors have told her that it's unlikely that her husband will ever walk again.
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Ohio Officer Hit by Drunken Driver
A township police officer who was hit by a truck Thursday remains hospitalized. The driver of that truck had a blood-alcohol level was 0.289 percent — more than three and half times Ohio’s legal limit for driving, investigators have said. The limit is 0.08 percent.
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Texas Police Officer Hit by Car
An Austin police officer is recovering after being hit by a car.
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Minnesota Trooper Squad Car Hit From Behind During Traffic Stop
A state trooper received minor injuries when his squad car was struck by a van. It happened around 8 p.m. Saturday evening on Interstate 94 near 42nd Avenue in north Minneapolis. “A driver of a van plowed into the back end of his squad car pushing him into the car he had pulled over,” said Capt. Matt Langer, of the State Patrol.
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Pickup Rams SUV in California
Two adults and a child were injured today after a small pickup truck slammed into a sports utility vehicle and overturned it as it was heading back onto Highway 50 from the shoulder.