Struck By Incidents
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Arizona: I-10 Near Casa Grande Reopened After 2 Crashes
The Department of Public Safety said two people were seriously hurt in the first crash that involved a tractor trailer and another vehicle.
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Florida: Officer Struck by Fleeing Car
A police officer who was struck by a fleeing car Tuesday fired at the vehicle and its two occupants during a chase in Northwest Jacksonville, police said.
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Indiana: Two Troopers and a Trucker Struck on I-70
Two Indiana State Police troopers and a trucker have gone to a hospital but avoided serious injuries after a collision between their vehicles closed Interstate 70 in Indianapolis for more than two hours.
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Pennsylvania: Firefighter Struck Assisting at Roadway Incident
Hempfield Township - Five people were injured on Monday evening after a car struck a deer. A Youngwood firefighter, who stopped to help after the first crash, was struck and injured. As the firefighter was assessing the first crash, another car lost control as he swerved to miss the deer lying on the road and struck three of the four people who were standing along the four-lane road.
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Washington: Third State Patrol Car Hit Within a Week
For the third time within a week, a Washington State Patrol (WSP) car has been involved in a collision, while parked on the shoulder of the freeway. In each case, the trooper was seated in his patrol car, when the collision occured. Other stories can be found at: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/3rd-WSP-patrol-car-struck-in-one-week-period-trooper-injured-230692591.html http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/11/trooper-suffers-minor-injuries-in-bellevue-crash/?syndication=rss http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/state-troopers-patrol-car-hit-bellevue-driver/nbhGp/
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Georgia: Deputy Marshal Hit Police Officer with Squad Car
A Muscogee County deputy marshal has apparently been disciplined over an incident Monday in which she struck a Columbus police officer with her squad car, according to police reports and city officials.
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Mississippi: Driver "Under the Influence" Hits MHP Vehicle
The Mississippi Highway Patrol confirms a trooper's cruiser was struck by a maroon Nissan Sentra in Ridgeland Thursday night. Authorities say 29 year old John Kirk was driving down the middle of Rice Road when he struck the unidentified trooper leaving a shopping center.
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Maryland: Two State Police Troopers Injured in Crash
A car crashed into a state police patrol vehicle Saturday, injuring its driver and two state troopers who were investigating an armed robbery, according to police.
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Australia: Police Officer Hit by Van at RBT Operation at Brighton, Brisbane
A police officer who was hit by a van and went flying through the air during a Random Breath Testing operation at Brighton escaped with barely a scratch. Just before midnight Thursday, a white van ploughed into a marked police car on an RBT rank at Deagon Deviation just south of the Hornibrook Bridge and sent one constable flying.
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Maryland: School Resource Officer Struck by Car
Deputy 1st Class Harold Jones was directing traffic on the campus of Oakdale High School, where a car failed to stop, striking Jones. Jones was taken to Meritus Hospital in Hagerstown, from which he was treated and released.