Struck By Incidents
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Texas Police Officer Hit by SUV While Trying to Make Traffic Stop
A San Antonio Police officer is nursing some bumps and bruises after he was hit by an SUV while on duty.
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Ferndale, MI Police Officer Hit By Drunk Driver
A 33-year-old woman is behind bars Saturday morning after hitting a Ferndale police officer while driving drunk.
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Florida Trooper Fires Shots at Vehicle During Turnpike Traffic Stop
A woman who troopers said was speeding along the Florida Turnpike in Osceola County ended up crashing along State Road 192, authorities said.
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Hawaii: Maui Police Officer Hit by Car During ‘Fourth Friday' Event
A Maui police officer on foot patrol suffered non-life threatening injuries when he was struck by a car in Paia on Friday night.
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Iowa: Fire Truck Struck in Waterloo
Firefighters escaped injury when a trailer struck their truck while they were handling a car fire on Highway 20 Monday morning. Engine No. 306, a dual pumper and rescue truck, was parked on the highway near the Ansborough Avenue interchange with its lights flashing, when it was struck by a livestock trailer being pulled by a pickup truck at about 5 a.m..
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Washington: Man Hit on Grady Way Wednesday Night; Renton Officer Jumps to Safety
A man in his 20s reportedly causing a disturbance on Southwest Grady Way was hit by a Honda CRV Wednesday evening and a Renton Police officer had to jump to safety to avoid getting hit, too.
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Massachusetts: Lancaster Officer Dragged 60 Feet by Fleeing Suspect’s Car
Officer Everett Moody, a detective, was dragged more than 60 feet by a suspect’s car before he was able to free himself Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
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Texas: Driver Hits Houston Fire Truck on North Freeway
Houston Police responded to a minor wreck involving a sport utility vehicle and a fire truck on the North Freeway late Monday. The collision occurred around 10 p.m. in the freeway’s inbound lanes at the North Loop, according to the Houston Police Department. Police said a woman driving the SUV hit the back of a Houston Fire Department engine.
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Iceland: Police Officer Injured after Being Hit by Car
A police officer suffered injuries when hit by a car by a group of youngsters in Elliðaárdalur valley in Reykjavík on Monday night. The police officer was called to the valley when a resident requested assistance from the police when the group threw rocks at him outside his home in the valley.
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Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Hit and Seriously Injured on I-80
A Utah Highway Patrol trooper is in serious condition after he was struck by a car on Interstate 80 while investigating a semi-truck accident near Lamb's Canyon. Police said that his injuries are non-life threatening as of right now but he has serious trauma to his arm. Other stories may be found at: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865561043/UHP-trooper-hit-by-car-suffers-arm-injury.html http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=21817823&s_cid=rss-148 http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54742434-78/van-trooper-crash-driver.html.csp http://fox13now.com/2012/08/22/uhp-trooper-hit-at-scene-of-previous-i-80-crash/ http://www.heraldextra.com/news/state-and-regional/utah/uhp-trooper-struck-while-responding-to-i--crash/article_ccedc4de-512f-553b-9f86-faff0fd2328d.html