Struck By Incidents
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A Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer Hit by Vehicle
A local Mountie is suffering from a few bumps and bruises after being hit by a car while on duty Tuesday night. According to police, a member of a specialized unit was working in the area of 101 Street and 103 Avenue around 9 p.m. when the incident occurred.
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Mississippi State Trooper Struck by Motorist at Holmes County Checkpoint
A state trooper is en route to the hospital in Canton after being struck by a vehicle at a roadblock in Holmes County, officials said. The trooper was working a routine driver’s license checkpoint at Mississippi 14 and 17 when he was hit by a car, Trooper Tony Dunn said.
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Houston, TX Fire Truck Bursts into Flames; Officer Securing Scene Nearly Hit by Passing Vehicle
It was a chaotic scene in southwest Houston late Wednesday after a fire truck burst into flames and a deputy constable trying to secure the scene was nearly hit by a passing vehicle, according to authorities.
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Kentucky Deputy Struck By Car, Injured
A Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy injured at 8th and Jefferson streets outside the Juvenile Justice Center. The deputy had leg and ankle injuries and she is expected to be OK.
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Shoplifter's Fleeing Car Strikes O'Fallon, Illinois, Officer on Hand
A police officer suffered minor injuries when he was hit by the side mirror of a fleeing Lincoln Town Car on the parking lot of a Walmart store on Monday night, police say.
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Connecticut Trooper Hit by His Own Cruiser at Branford/East Haven Line
A state trooper was injured early Sunday on Interstate 95 northbound near the Branford/East Haven line when a vehicle struck the back of his cruiser, police said.
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Georgia K-9 Struck by Van, Dies
The Cobb Police S.T.E.P. Unit is investigating after a Marietta Police Department K-9 was struck and killed by a van Monday morning.
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Bedford Heights, Ohio Officer Involved in Car Accident
A Bedford Heights Police Officer was taken to the hospital after an accident on I-271 Monday afternoon. Police say the officer was in his cruiser completing an accident report in the northbound lanes just south of Rockside when a car struck him from behind.
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Police ID Driver Of SUV That Hit Colorado Motorcycle Officer
Thornton police say a motorcycle officer who was hit by a car on Interstate 25 faces a very long recovery. The officer had pulled over a driver for speeding near Thornton Parkway Saturday morning when an SUV ran into him. I-25 was shut down for about four hours.
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Thornton, Colorado Cop-Crash Suspect no Stranger to Crime
The man suspected of rear-ending a Thornton motorcycle police officer Saturday is in trouble with police for the fourth time this year, court records show.