Struck By Incidents
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Columbus, OH Police Officer Hit by Car
A Columbus police officer has been hit by a car. It happened just after noon Monday near Warren Williams Apartments on 12th Street. Witnesses say a man was driving away from police when he hopped out of the car and ran away through the housing development.
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Great Falls, MT Police Officer Hit by Another Officer's Car
A Great Falls police officer was transported to Benefis hospital on Monday morning after being hit by a fellow officer's car.
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West Virgina: SUV Nearly Crushes Firefighter
A 24-year veteran with the Bluefield Fire Department was transported to Bluefield Regional Medical Center Sunday evening after a driver slammed his Jeep Cherokee into the door of the No. 3 Fire Station that the firefighter was about to open.
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New Mexico: Driver Slams Into Crime Scene Investigation, Deputies Say
Moments after Bernalillo County deputies found a body in the road in southwest Albuquerque, they said a drunken driver crashed into responders at the scene.
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Driver Shot After 2 Texas Officers Hit by Car
Off-duty police officers shot a suspect who allegedly struck them with his vehicle outside a downtown nightclub early Sunday.
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Virginia Officer Injured in Car Crash
A Chesterfield County police officer has been hospitalized following a crash Sunday afternoon.
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Canada: Firefighter Hit by Car
A Langley Township firefighter was the victim of a hit and run accident while he was clearing up a previous crash on the Trans Canada Highway Tuesday.
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Kentucky: Firefighter Recovering After Being Struck by a Car
Battalion Chief, Sidney Lynch was on the scene of a vehicle fire on the Eastern Bypass at Killarney Lane and I-75 last night when it happened,"He was alerted that the car was coming. He had time to move enough out of the way but was still struck by the mirror," adds Campbell.
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Minnesota Woman Hits Tow Driver Trying To Repossess Her Car
A 39-year-old St. Paul woman is accused of hitting a tow truck driver with her car and taking him for an unwanted ride after he was trying to repossess it, according to charges filed Friday in Ramsey County Court.
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Virginia: Hanover Man Survives 80-Foot-Drop Off Icy Road
As the man was putting a tire strap onto an SUV he was preparing to tow, State Troopers say a woman lost control of her vehicle and slid right into the disabled SUV. Tocarchick had no time to react. “The right fender hit my left shoulder,” he said. “And threw me over the guard rail and down the embankment."