Struck By Incidents

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  • Wisconsin: Driver Takes Off After Hitting Marquette Student and Nearly Striking Squad

    A Marquette student was hit by a car early Saturday morning around 2:30 a.m., August 23rd. A sheriff’s squad car was nearly hit shortly after near the Marquette campus.

  • Maryland Highway Worker Struck and Killed

    A contracted highway worker for the State Highway Administration died Thursday evening after being struck by a vehicle in a work zone in St. Michaels, according to the SHA and Maryland State Police. John Kenneth Shahan, 40, of Denton, was controlling traffic near the intersection of Saint Michaels and Deep Water Point roads about 1:40 p.m. when he was struck by a 2005 Chrysler Sebring convertible, police said.

  • Florida: Officer Hit by Car Following Traffic Stop

    Authorities say a South Florida police officer was seriously injured when a suspect intentionally hit him after a traffic stop. Boynton Beach police say an officer attempted to pull over a car driven by 26-year-old Byron Harris early Wednesday morning. Instead, police say Harris dumped a bag of white powder out the window and sped off. Another story can be found at: http://www.wpbf.com/news/boynton-beach-police-officer-hit-by-car-during-chase/27640280#!bHHiFS

  • New Hampshire: Police: Drunken Driver Hit Officer While on Phone

    Paige Fagan, 22, of 5 Coburn Woods Road, Rye, was charged with driving while intoxicated, possession of controlled drugs, reckless operation, possession of drugs in a motor vehicle and conduct after an accident.

  • Pennsylvania: State Trooper Injured In Washington Co. Chase

    A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was injured during a chase Wednesday night in Washington County. According to State Police, it all started around 9 p.m. in North Franklin Township, when a trooper noticed a white Ford Fusion driving erratically on Franklin Farms Road.

  • Georgia: Atlanta Officer Struck by Alleged Drunk Driver

    An Atlanta police officer is recovering after a suspected drunken driver rear-ended his patrol car and attempted to drive off.

  • Canada: Truck Rams Police Vehicle During Stop

    Two Regina men are facing charges after police say one of their cruisers was intentionally rammed by a pickup truck during a vehicle stop. Just after midnight Sunday, police attempted to stop a pickup truck after receiving information that the occupants had intimidated a pedestrian during a verbal altercation.

  • Pennsylvania: Police: Man Steals Truck, Crashes into State Trooper on Parkway West

    Police say a 25-year-old Greensburg man was driving a stolen truck on Interstate 376 refused to pull over."Once we got to that vehicle, we advised the individual to pull over, he refused to, striking a police vehicle," said Trooper Robin Mungo, Pennsylvania State Police public information officer for the Pittsburgh barracks.

  • Texas: Three Injured in Ten-Car Pileup

    That is when police said a maroon colored car with two occupants came up the ramp, apparently did not see the man pushing his car and slammed into the back end, hitting the man. The driver pushing his car was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition, and the driver of the maroon car was taken to the hospital in stable condition. The Spring Fire Department responded to reports of the second accident and parked on the shoulder of the freeway with emergency lights on. Around 12:30 a.m., police said a drunk driver in a small pickup truck came speeding down the freeway and hit the back end of the Dodge Charger belonging to the Spring fire chief, and then hit the ambulance. Another story can be found at: http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/spring/news/article/Details-emerge-as-minor-accident-triggers-10-car-5694229.php

  • Connecticut Trooper Struck on I-91 Near Hartford

    A recently sworn in Connecticut State Police trooper suffered "severe injuries" after being hit by a motor vehicle while clearing debris from Interstate 91 in Hartford, police said. Another story can be found at: http://www.wfsb.com/story/26228181/trooper-struck-on-i-91-in-hartford

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