Struck By Incidents
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South Carolina: State Trooper's Vehicle Struck on I-85
A South Carolina Highway Patrol vehicle was involved in a wreck on Interstate 85 Monday as the trooper tried to help a stranded motorist. Another story can be found at: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130812/NEWS06/308120054/-1/rss01
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Alabama: Volunteer Firefighter Hit in Colbert County
A Spring Valley (Colbert Co, AL) volunteer firefighter was injured after being hit by a car. He was directing traffic during flooding on Gargis Lane. The firefighter was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital.
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Massachusetts: Driver Crashes Head-On Into Parked Fire Truck In Walpole
An elderly driver was injured after she drove off the road and crashed into a fire truck Saturday morning. The truck was parked in its bay inside the fire station when the woman in her eighties slammed her car head on into it.
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Ohio: Huber Heights Officer Struck
A Huber Heights police officer is recovering after being stuck by a car Saturday morning. The officer was outside his marked police car, with another vehicle on Brandt Pike by Thomas Cloud Park, when another car clipped the officer in the abdominal area. Another story can be found at: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/huber-heights-sergeant-struck-during-traffic-stop/nZLBz/
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Pennsylvania: Volunteer Fireman Struck by Drunk Driver
State police in Bradford County say a firefighter was hit by a drunk driver. The crash happened around 12:30 Saturday afternoon on Rummerfield Creek Road near Wyalusing. Other stories can be found at: http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Driver-hits-walking-man-charged-with-DUI--219139461.html http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20130810/NEWS01/308100072/1112/
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Florida Officer Injured in Struck By Incident
One person died and three others, including a police officer, had to be hospitalized after a violent accident.
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Virginia: Fire Truck Struck in Hit-and-Run
Chesapeake Police need help identifying a woman officers say backed into a fire truck and fled in July.
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Ohio: Jamarcus Brown Shot by Officer After Pursuit at Monroe Outlet Mall
The Monroe Police Department has identified the man who was shot Saturday evening after attempting to hit a police officer with his car. Officials said suspected shoplifter Jamarcus Levon Brown, 22, of Dayton, Ohio ran away from a police officer at about 9:15 p.m. and got into a car parked at the Cincinnati Premium Outlets, located at 400 Premium Outlets Drive
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Georgia: Colleagues Pay for Injured Paramedic's Recovery
Jennifer Hesselbein was hit by a car while treating the pedestrian Wednesday night. She's got a heart as big as the world, and she's out here doing it because she wants to help people," Monterey Volunteer Fire Department Chief James Webb said. Other stories can be found at: http://www.13wmaz.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=241240 http://www.41nbc.com/news/local-news/26027-community-planning-fundraiser-for-injured-macon-bibb-firefighter
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Maine: Antique Fire Truck in Bangor Fatal Crash Had Insufficient Brake Fluid
The firefighter driving the antique fire truck that crushed a Holden man during Bangor's July 4th parade stood on the brake pedal so hard it made an imprint on the floor, but it failed to stop the truck, investigators said.