Struck By Incidents
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Florida Deputy Struck at Highway Accident Scene
A sheriff's deputy was injured by a hit-and-run driver while investigating a traffic crash in central Florida. Polk County Sheriff's spokeswoman Donna Wood says a truck hit the deputy and fled the accident scene on Thanksgiving afternoon.
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Florida Highway Worker Killed in Struck-by Incident
On Thanksgiving Day, friends and former co-workers of a former volunteer firefighter who recently moved to Port Charlotte expressed shock and grief as they learned of his death in an accident the previous night on Interstate 75. Steven Arthur Morgan, 53, was working for a highway maintenance company when he was struck and killed and another man was injured in the wreck Wednesday evening.
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Icy Spinout Injures New York Deputy in Close Call
A Middleport man was charged with driving too fast for conditions after his car spun out of control Thursday morning and struck a parked Orleans County Sheriff’s Office patrol car with the deputy inside.
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Maryland State Trooper Sustains Minor Injuries After Being Hit by Car
A Maryland State Trooper is recovering at home Thursday after being struck by a car while attempting to make a traffic stop, state police said.
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Michigan Officer Struck, Shots Fired
A Warren police officer was run over by an auto thief who tried to flee from undercover officers, police said Wednesday.
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Parma, Ohio Shoplifters Now Face Criminal Charges, After Officer is Struck by Car
Parma police say the Giant Eagle shoplifters their officer was chasing when he was struck by a car, are now facing criminal charges.
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Man Charged With Reckless Driving After Hitting Virginia State Trooper
This morning, a 2003 Nissan Mirano that was traveling southbound on Route 13 in Northampton County, ran off the left side of the road and struck a State Trooper. The injured officer, L. Farlow, was knocked unconscious. The vehicle was driven by Jose Evans,49, of Winterville, N.C., who was charged with reckless driving.
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Pennsylvania Drug Bust Gone Bad, Officer Struck By Car, Discharges Weapon
Philadelphia police are investigating an officer involved shooting in which an officer was also struck by a car. The incident occurred just after 6 p.m. near the intersection of 63rd Street and Oxford Avenue in the city’s Overbrook section.
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Texas Firefighter Struck and Seriously Injured by 18-Wheeler
A Pinewood (Texas) Firefighter who was very seriously injured after being struck by an 18-wheeler this morning, is in critical condition. Pinewood Firefighter Kimberly Huckabee lost her left arm as a result of the crash and surgeons are trying to reconnect Huckabee's fingers on her right hand, as of our last report. FF Huckabee also suffered head injuries after being struck.
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Florida Police Officer in Stable Condition After Hit-and-Run
A West Palm Beach police officer is stable tonight after he was hit by a car and thrown from his motorcycle.