Struck By Incidents
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Florida Deputy Shoots and Kills Man Who Struck Cruiser After Traffic Stop
A Brevard County deputy shot and killed a 31-year-old man he had pulled over early Saturday in Melbourne for driving erratically but who sped away, striking the deputy's cruiser before crashing into a power pole, according to a sheriff's report. After he was shot, Benjamin Mayolas Dykeman drove off, crashed the Honda Accord into a tree and fled on foot. He was captured after being tracked by a K-9. He was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center, where he died.
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Ohio: Driver Attempts to Hit Officer, Shots Fired
Two men are in custody in Athens County after an alleged attempt to run down a Nelsonville police officer Sunday night.
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2 Flagler, FL Cruisers in 2 Days Hit in DUI Incidents
For the second time in as many days, the vehicle of driver accused of driving under the influence has collided with a Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy's patrol car.
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Brooks Co, GA. Deputy Hit by Car Driven by Valdosta Crime Lab Director
A local Sheriff's deputy is in the hospital after being hit by a government car. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates spoke with the Georgia State Patrol and Valdosta Police Department and has the details released on the crash.
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Brooks County, GA Deputy Hit by Car
A Brooks County deputy was rushed to the hospital this morning with critical injuries after he was struck by a car. 61-year-old Sergeant Ronnie Rhames was assisting a stranded motorist just before 9:00AM on Highway 83, when he was hit. Update story: http://www.walb.com/story/18793861/update-brooks-county-deputy-struck-by-car
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Injured Georgia Deputy Recovering at Home After Being Hit by Own Cruiser
Deputy Dave Wintle and the driver he'd pulled over were standing on the shoulder when a pickup truck driven by Lucas Greene, 18, of Bellevue, slammed into the back of Wintle's cruiser on Monday. The cruiser then hit Wintle. His K-9 partner, Kubo, who was in the cruiser, was not hurt.
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Maryland Trooper Hit by Truck on Interstate 70
A Maryland State Police trooper was hit by a tractor-trailer while conducting a traffic stop on eastbound Interstate 70 at Cedar Ridge Road Thursday.
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Nebraska Deputy hit by own Cruiser Suffers Serious Knee Injury
It could take more than a year for a Douglas County sheriff's deputy to recover from injuries he suffered in a routine traffic stop on Interstate 80, a colleague said.
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Needham, MA Sick Person’s Car Collides with Fire Engine
On June 4, local police responded to a residence on Evelyn Road for a sick person. Needham Fire was also on scene and the sick party’s vehicle rolled down the driveway and into a fire engine, police said. One firefighter was transported to the hospital with minor injuries, according to reports.
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New Zealand: Boy Racer Tried to Run Down Officer
A boy racer who admitted trying to "take out" a police officer by running him down has been jailed for 14 months. The officer had to jump to safety between two patrol cars to avoid the Nissan Terrano being driven by Christopher Albert Cunningham, 20