Struck By Incidents
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Maryland: Condition Improving for Trooper Hit During Traffic Stop
While she’s not out of the woods yet, the condition of the Maryland State Police trooper hit by a car during a traffic stop earlier this month is improving. Trooper Jacqueline Kline has been upgraded to serious condition after more than a week in critical condition. Another story can be found at: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/anne_arundel_county_/condition-improving-for-trooper-hit-during-traffic-stop#ixzz2i769pds1
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Texas: Officer, Motorist Hurt in Crash on US 183
The parked squad car of an Austin police officer on radar patrol was struck by another vehicle Friday morning on U.S. 183 near Burnet Road.
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California: Deputy Allegedly Run Down by Out-of-Control Teen Driver
A 19-year-old Simi Valley man suspected of injuring an off-duty Ventura County sheriff’s deputy in a hit-and-run incident in Thousand Oaks last week is now facing a misdemeanor reckless driving charge.
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Texas: Bexar County Deputy Taken to Hospital Following I-10 Crash
A Bexar County Sheriff's deputy was transported to a hospital following an accident Thursday morning, spokesperson Paul Berry confirmed. A Transguide camera captured the accident scene in the eastbound lanes of I-10 at De Zavala Road around 10:20 a.m.
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Maryland: Police say Driver Shot by Police was 'Determined to Flee'
Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts said that a man fatally shot by an officer during a traffic stop Wednesday night was "determined not to cooperate" and tried to flee because he had crack cocaine in the vehicle.
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Ohio: Auxiliary Police Officer Struck While Directing Traffic
A Maple Heights auxiliary police officer was hit by a vehicle while he was directing traffic Wednesday morning. It happened on Lee Road north of Broadway Avenue at around 7:43 a.m.
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Ohio: Witnesses Rush to Help Officer Hit by Car
An auxiliary police officer was hit by a car while he was directing traffic Wednesday morning on Lee Road outside of Maple Heights High School. Police have not released the name of the officer, who was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center. Maple Heights Police Lieutenant James Kracker said his injuries are not life-threatening.
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California: Officer Shoots at Car Speeding Towards Him
A San Diego police officer fired one shot at a car that was speeding toward him early Sunday in San Ysidro, police said. Neither the driver nor the passenger was hit by the bullet that went through the windshield
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Massachusetts State Trooper Nearly Hit by Speeding Car While Sitting in Cruiser
Massachusetts State Police released a YouTube video Monday of a trooper parked in his cruiser working a construction detail, almost being hit by a speeding motorist
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New Hampshire: Trooper's Use of Deadly Force Justified
A state trooper thought he was about to be run down by a vehicle and was justified in fatally shooting a woman as she drove at him last month in Manchester, New Hampshire Attorney General Joseph Foster said Tuesday.