Struck By Incidents
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Washington State Patrol Trooper Rear-Ended
A Washington State Patrol trooper from Grandview was taken to the hospital Thursday evening after he was rear-ended by a driver that the patrol said was intoxicated.
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Singapore Man Hit by Taxi While Helping Car Accident Victims
Cisco officer Nur Iskandar Magiar was helping victims of a road accident on Sunday when he was hit by a taxi.An auxiliary police officer from Certis Cisco was hit by a taxi and flung about 25 meters while trying to help victims of a traffic accident on Sunday. According to a Cisco spokesperson, 41-year-old Nur Iskandar Magiar was on night shift with a supervisor when he witnessed a road accident unfold on the Bukit Timah Expressway. A trailer had skidded on the road and hit a car and a motorcycle, trapping two people underneath.
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North Carolina State Trooper Injured After Traffic Stop
A Highway Patrol trooper is out of the hospital but recovering after his cruiser was struck by a van as he conducted a traffic stop in the east.
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Pennsylvania Firefighter Struck in Brighton Heights
A firefighter was being treated for injuries after being hit by a car in Brighton Heights late Saturday night.
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Delaware Rep. Bennett Charged With 2nd DUI
State Rep. Brad Bennett was arrested on a DUI charge in Wilmington after sideswiping a police car and leaving the scene Sunday, city police said today. This is the Dover Democrat’s second DUI arrest since October 2010.
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Vietnam: Fleeing Bus Driver Takes Cop on Wild Ride
A Vietnamese traffic cop went on a wild ride in Hanoi, clinging to the windshield wipers of a moving bus for nearly a kilometer (0.6 mile) after the rogue driver tried to avoid a ticket, police said Friday.
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North Carolina Firefighter Struck by Car
A firefighter is recovering after being hit by a car while fighting a barn fire Saturday night on Beatties Ford Road in Huntersville. The firefighter was climbing off the back of the fire truck when a passing car hit him.
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UK: Police Officer Hit and Injured by Stolen Car
A stolen car was driven into a police officer who tried to stop it, injuring his arm.
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West Palm Beach, FL Officer Dragged 100 Feet by Car
A West Palm Beach Police officer was dragged about 100 feet by a car after two men tried to drive off to escape police conducting a prostitution sting, a West Palm Beach police spokesman said.
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Firefighter Hit by Truck in Brighton Heights, PA
Firefighter hit by vehicle in Brighton Heights late Saturday night at the scene of an earlier crash. He was taken to an area hospital and treated for injuries to his lower leg and knee.