Struck By Incidents
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Man Killed, Illinois Trooper Hurt in Crash on Eisenhower Expressway
An Oakbrook Terrace man was killed and a state trooper was injured when a vehicle struck the Illinois State Police car they were sitting in on the Eisenhower Expy. in west suburban Addison early Saturday. Frank S. Caruso, 42, was keeping warm in the back seat of the trooper’s marked car after he was involved in an accident on eastbound Interstate 290 near Mill Road about 1:22 a.m.
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South Dakota State Trooper Injured in I-29 Accident
A South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper was injured on I-29 near Dell Rapids Friday night, when her patrol car was struck by another vehicle.
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Florida: Move Over Enforcement Ends in Crash
An Indialantic, Florida police officer suffered minor injuries when his patrol car was hit by another vehicle last week during a Move Over enforcement operation, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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New Jersey Crossing Guard Struck
A crossing guard who was wearing a bright yellow reflective jacket, was struck down at Grant and Brookside avenues Friday morning. The accident occurred at about 8:15 a.m. Police discovered Visich laying on the ground during a routine check they conduct every morning to make sure crossing guards are at their posts.
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Maryland Officer Hurt In Two Car Crash
A Baltimore County police officer was hurt when his cruiser was rear ended this morning in Owings Mills.
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North Carolina Police Officer Struck by Car
A Wilmington police officer has been struck by a vehicle on Darlington Avenue. Officials have confirmed that the officer was taking pictures of a crime scene when she was hit.
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Florida Trooper Injured in Turnpike Crash in Miami-Dade
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was injured in an early morning crash on the Turnpike in Northwest Miami-Dade Tuesday.
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Mississippi Deputy Hit By Car
It happened this afternoon newar the BP gas station on Highway 80 at Metro Center Mall. Inmates with Hinds County were mowing grass along the mall. Some paper flew out of a car window and the deputy tried to pick it up. A car slammed into the back of another vehicle that was stopped, causing it to hit the deputy. He was taken to the hospital and may have a broken leg.
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Canada: Alberta Mountie Undergoes Surgery After Being Hit by Suspect on ATV on Reserve
An Alberta Mountie is in surgery after being hit by a suspect driving an ATV in a troubled aboriginal community south of Edmonton. RCMP say the constable was responding to reports of shots being fired at a home Sunday on the Louis Bull reserve townsite near Hobbema.
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Nebraska: Driver, Deputy Hit by Truck
A Cass County, Neb., sheriff's deputy and an Omaha woman were injured after being struck by a pickup truck on Interstate 80 during Saturday's snowstorm.