Struck By Incidents
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Florida Officer Hospitalized After Car Hits Him
A Titusville police officer is in stable condition Saturday after a vehicle struck him Friday night. Authorities said the man suffered serious injuries after he was struck by a vehicle as he attempted to render aid at a traffic crash. Another story can be found at: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-police-officer-injured-crash-20121117,0,57434.story?track=rss
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Utah Highway Patrol Police Dog Struck by Semi on I-80
A K-9 with the Utah Highway Patrol was struck and killed by a truck rig Friday in the Salt Lake Area.
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Wisconsin Officer Hit Head-on by Out-of-Control Driver, but Survives
An investigation is underway to find out what caused a driver to crash into an officer’s car up north. Officer Wisniewski did everything by the book — including parking his squad car at an angle, and checking traffic before walking back to his vehicle.
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23 Shots Fired During Pursuit That Injured South Dakota Trooper
Twenty-three rounds were fired during a pursuit in Sioux Falls that ended with South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper being hit by a car.
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Texas: Fire truck crash caught on camera during Live Television Traffic Report
Highway 288 was shut down for an hour Wednesday after an SUV crashed into a fire truck and rolled over. The crash happened during a live traffic report on KPRC Local 2. A vehicle was traveling northbound on 288 when it tried to swerve around a fire truck at the interchange of Highways 59 and 45 near downtown Houston at 6:30 a.m. The vehicle hit an SUV, which crashed into a fire truck.
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Massachusetts Officer Injured in Struck-By Incident
A Springfield police officer was taken to the hospital after being hit by a pickup truck while working a construction detail Monday morning. Springfield Police Capt. Thomas Trites told 22News that the driver kept going after striking the officer near Orange and Ranney Streets around 11:00, but police caught-up and arrested him on Sumner Avenue.
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Hunterdon County, NJ Community Devastated by Loss of Beloved OEM Coordinator, Volunteer Fireman
Heartbreak is written all over the faces of those who knew William Hardenburg, the township emergency management coordinator and volunteer firefighter whose tragic death from being struck by a vehicle Monday came amid continuing storm cleanup.
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California: Unaware Driver Hits Roadside Tow Truck
A car crash is under investigation tonight after a tow truck driver was hit while at the scene of a rollover crash. The incident happened on highway 101 just north of the Gaviota Rest Area. Tow truck driver Richard Reeder, of Santa Ynez, was removing the overturned car from the roadway when he was struck.
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Police Say Stolen Car Hits Maryland State Trooper in College Park
A Maryland state trooper has been injured after being struck in College Park by a car that police say was stolen. Sgt. Marc Bell, a state police spokesman, says Tfc. Manuel Moreno was hit Friday while trying to stop the car. Moreno was treated and released at a hospital. Other stories can be found at: http://washingtonexaminer.com/police-maryland-trooper-struck-by-stolen-vehicle-in-prince-georges/article/2513109 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/police-md-trooper-hurt-trying-to-stop-car-thief/2012/11/09/17b96f4c-2a9c-11e2-bab2-eda299503684_blog.html?wprss=rss_crime
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Gwinnett, GA School Police Officer Hit by Vehicle
A campus police officer was allegedly struck and injured by a car driven by one student Thursday morning as he chased another student near Meadowcreek High School in Gwinnett County. You can find another story at: http://www.11alive.com/rss/article/263550/3/Officer-struck-by-student-at-Meadowcreek-High-