Struck By Incidents
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Texas Paramedic Hit by Car While Responding to Accident
A two-car accident in Lubbock, Texas turned into a five-car accident and sent a local paramedic to the intensive-care unit on Sunday afternoon.
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Washington: Trooper Nearly Killed During Traffic Stop, Hit-and-Run Driver in Custody
A state trooper was recovering Tuesday after a frightening incident during a traffic stop near Olympia. Trooper Tricia Kranzt pulled over a car on Highway 101 in the Mud Bay area about 5:30 p.m. Monday. Authorities said the trooper was walking back to her car when a truck traveling up to 80 mph started to veer off the road toward the trooper. Other stories can be found at: http://www.theolympian.com/2013/04/16/2507776/wsp-trooper-hit-by-pickup-truck.html http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020790689_apwatrooperhit.html?syndication=rss http://www.komonews.com/news/local/WSP-trooper-OK-after-being-struck-by-pickup-truck-203291601.html http://www.theolympian.com/2013/04/17/2508814/truck-strikes-state-trooper-in.html
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Woman Who Hit West Virginia Trooper with Car Pleads Not Guilty to Charges
A woman who hit a state trooper with her car in a St. Albans parking lot pleaded not guilty Monday to charges against her.
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Car Crashes into Illinois Police SUV
One person was killed and two police officers were recovering Saturday after a car accident involving a police squad car in Chicago's West Side Austin neighborhood.
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Fire truck Struck in Rochester, NY
A 23-year-old Rochester man is being treated at Strong Memorial Hospital after being stabbed numerous times early Saturday on the city’s west side. Capt. John Corbelli said the injured man, whose name was not released, was able to drive away from the stabbing scene, in the 350 block of Magee Avenue, only to drive his car into the side of a Rochester fire truck on nearby Dewey Avenue. Another story may be found at: http://www.wham1180.com/articles/local-news-122742/stabbing-victim-crashes-into-fire-truck-11185451/
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Illinois: Tickets Dropped Against Driver Whose Semi Struck, Killed Firefighter
Two traffic tickets issued against the driver of a semitrailer truck that struck and killed a Hudson firefighter and injured five others March 6 along Interstate 39 were dismissed Monday, but a prosecutor said it “doesn’t mean the case is over.”
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Indianapolis, IN Officer Injured When Car Drives Over Feet in Kroger Parking Lot
An Indianapolis police officer was injured Friday night when a suspect hit him with his car while fleeing an east side grocery store.
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Troopers Search for Driver Who ‘Clipped’ North Carolina Firefighter
Troopers with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol are searching for a driver who hit a New Hanover County firefighter Tuesday morning.
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Michigan: Warren Police Officer Hit by Car During Traffic Stop
A police officer was injured during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon after a man struck the officer with his car as the man drove away.
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North Carolina Firefighter OK After Being Hit by Car
A New Hanover County firefighter was injured while responding to a fire this morning, according to New Hanover County Dispatch. A supervisor says crews were responding to a call at 2608 N. College Road when the firefighter was hit by a car.