Struck By Incidents
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Law Enforcement Officer Among 10 Injured in Rt. 202 Crashes in Tredyffrin
As Fire/EMS crews were preparing to clear the scene, an SUV traveling in the Northbound lanes lost control and struck a Tredyffrin Township Police Dept. cruiser narrowly missing Berwyn firefighters. It was quickly determined that 4 subjects from the SUV and the Officer required transport to the hospital. Berwyn responded to the scene with 3 ambulances and an additional ambulance was requested from Lafayette Ambulance based in Upper Merion Twp. In all 10 individuals were taken to area hospitals as a result of these two separate collisions. Final units from Berwyn cleared the scene before 1 p.m.
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Maryland Police Officer And Two Others Hurt In Crash
A Howard County Police officer, a person he had in custody, and a driver who hit them are all in the hospital this morning after an early morning crash in Mt. Airy.
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Car Strikes Illinois Fire Engine During I-55 Accident Near Plainfield
A car struck a fire engine while emergency crews were on the scene of an interstate accident Wednesday night. State Police Sgt. William Fuentes said Plainfield firefighters had responded to a crash that occurred at 8:26 on Interstate 55 just north of Route 30.
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Maine Officer Injured by Distracted Driver has Cruiser Hit Again
A South Portland police officer injured in late 2010 when his parked cruiser was rear-ended on Casco Bay Bridge was almost hit again last night while making a traffic stop on Broadway.
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Cheektowaga, New York Firefighter Hit by Car While Directing Traffic
Cheektowaga Police have confirmed that a firefighter was hit by a vehicle Tuesday night while trying to direct traffic away from a downed power line at the intersection of Losson and Towers.
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Ohio Deputy Injured After Columbia Township Traffic Pursuit
A traffic pursuit in Columbia Township Tuesday night sent a sheriff’s deputy to the hospital. The sheriff’s deputy was transported to Bethesda North Hospital and later released after he was steamrolled by a vehicle following the chase of Darwin Weaver, 61, around 11 p.m.
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Partner Of Wisconsin Officer Hit By Car Testifies About Night Of Crash
The man accused of hitting a Milwaukee police officer then driving off will stand trial. Investigators said Juan Alvarado, 19, was driving on the wrong side of the street near 17th Street and West Windlake Avenue when he hit Officer Frank Vrtochnick.
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South Carolina Sheriffs Deputy Hit by Car During Traffic Stop
A Berkeley County Sheriff's deputy was hit by a car Tuesday evening. The South Carolina Highway Patrol was responding to an accident along Highway 17 at Frederick Douglas Ave. in Moncks Corner around 5pm Tuesday.
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Ohio Officer Almost Hit by SUV on Slippery I-271
A Mayfield Heights police officer this morning narrowly missed being hit by an SUV that crashed into the rear of his patrol car that was stopped on Interstate 271 near Mayfield Road. It was one of three accidents at the site within minutes due to icy and snowy conditions around 6:30 a.m.
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Canadian Tow Truck Driver Loses Leg After Being Hit by Car on Highway
A veteran driver from Rusty's Auto Towing was seriously injured Sunday morning after he'd just recovered a vehicle that had skidded on icy and snowy highway conditions into a ditch.