Struck By Incidents
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Washington Trooper at Traffic Stop Hit by Mirror of Passing Car
A Washington State Patrol trooper was taken to the hospital after being struck by the car mirror of a suspected drunken driver. Other stories may be found at: http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/25/2331580/trooper-injured-after-being-struck.html http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/trooper-struck-mirror-passing-vehicle-olympia/nTFXC/ http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-trooper-hit-by-suspected-drunk-driver-in-Olympia-180758951.html
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Minnesota Trooper Struck While Helping Drivers
A Minnesota State Patrol trooper suffered minor injuries when his vehicle was hit as he was helping drivers in central Minnesota. State Patrol Lt. Eric Roeske says the trooper was helping with vehicles that went off the road on U.S. Highway 10, north of Sauk Rapids, on Friday morning when his squad car was hit.
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Pennsylvania State Trooper Hit by Car During Traffic Stop
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was injured Friday morning while making a traffic stop along I-81 in Dauphin County. The trooper had pulled over a tractor-trailer along I-81 near the I-83 split in Lower Paxton Township around 9:30 a.m. Officials said the trooper was talking to the truck driver, when an SUV, driven by Linda Butler, 74, of Harrisburg, crashed into the rear of the tractor trailer, which knocked the truck into the trooper. Another story can be found at: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/11/trooper_injured_when_suv_runs.html
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Tree Strikes Washington Trooper Car
A tree hit a State Patrol trooper’s car Monday on state Route 101, but no injuries were reported. The tree fell at a mud slide near mile post 30 in Pacific County. The patrol car was first hit by the tree then struck by another vehicle. The trooper was already outside the patrol car checking another downed tree when the second tree hit the vehicle.
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Two Georgia Firefighters Struck
Two Peach County firefighters were struck and injured by a pickup truck Monday evening while working the scene of an earlier accident on Ga. 96 just west of Interstate 75 and Housers Mill Road.Drivers in both accidents were charged with prescription drug-based DUI offenses.
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Washington Woman Arrested on DUI After Hitting Trooper
A 23-year-old Bellingham woman was arrested on DUI charges Tuesday after she sideswiped a trooper who was assisting a disabled motorist, the Washington State Patrol said.
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Two Maryland Transportation Authority Officers Injured in I-95 Crash
Two Maryland Transportation Authority Police officers were injured while stopped by the side of Interstate 95 in Elkridge Wednesday night, after their cars were struck by a motorist who has been charged with drunk driving.
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Two Massachusetts Troopers Struck in Separate Incidents on Route 128
Two Massachusetts state troopers were struck by passing vehicles in separate incidents along Interstate 95/Route 128.
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California Officer, Parolee Hit by Car during Foot Chase
A Stockton Police officer and a wanted parolee were both hit by a car Thursday night during a foot chase.
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Father Speaks About South Dakota Trooper Steen's Recovery
Saturday marks exactly one month since South Dakota State Trooper Andrew Steen was hit by a car, causing severe head trauma and a broken ankle. As he sits in the hospital, his family speaks publicly for the very first time about their son's recovery about the huge community support.