Struck By Incidents

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  • Virginia: Fire Truck Struck on I-81

    2014 On June 24, 2014 at 23:07 the South River Volunteer Fire Department (Rockbridge County Va.)was dispatched to a MVC on I-81 at mile marker 197 south bound. We arrived and found the wreck at the 198 mile marker south bound. The right lane was blocked by the wreck. As we arrived and was about to exit the fire engine to investigate, a tractor trailer failed to move over to the left lane and struck the side of our fire engine. The damage was all on the ladder rack and ladders. No damage to the fire engine body. There were no injuries.

  • Minnesota: State Patrol Officer Injured when Vehicle Rear-Ends Squad

    A Minnesota State Patrol trooper suffered minor injuries after a vehicle hit his squad in St. Paul, the State Patrol said Saturday. Troopers were called to check a stalled vehicle that was blocking the left lane for the eastbound Interstate 94 ramp to southbound U.S. 61. No one was inside the vehicle. Another story can be found at: http://www.kare11.com/story/news/crime/2014/06/28/trooper-injured-when-squad-was-hit-in-i-94-crash/11619425/

  • New Mexico: Officer Hit by Suspected Drunken Driver Released from Hospital

    The New Mexico State Police officer who was critically injured after being struck by a suspected drunken driver is going home for recovery. Another story can be found at: http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3489152.shtml?cat=504#.U7EhVk9OXIU

  • Texas: Officer Struck By SUV During Traffic Stop

    A constable is recovering after police say he was struck by an SUV. The incident happened just after 2:00 a.m. this morning in the 8500 block of State Highway 361.

  • California: An Officer Was Struck by Car

    A San Bernardino police officer suffered a concussion and other injuries after he was struck by a car while detaining two graffiti suspects. It was reported that the officer was putting one suspect into his patrol unit Monday night when a sedan crashed into the vehicle and the officer. Another story can be found at: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-police-officer-struck-vandalism-call-20140624-story.html?track=rss

  • Florida: Jacksonville Sheriff's Officer Struck by Vehicle During Drug Arrest

    A sheriff’s officer has been struck by a vehicle during a narcotics investigation. Units were trying to arrest a suspect when the officer was in the roadway and struck. The suspect was arrested, and the officer’s injuries appear to be non-life-threatening, Undersheriff Dwain Senterfitt said.

  • Canada: 1 Man Dead as Road Crew Workers Struck by Car in Alliston

    Two workers on a road crew in Alliston were sent to hospital — where one man later died — after they were struck by a vehicle while painting lines early Friday. The OPP says a man and woman were painting lines on Victoria Street just before 3 a.m. when they were struck by a pickup truck. Police say the man — a volunteer firefighter — was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre with life-threatening injuries. He later died in hospital. The woman was treated at a local hospital and is listed in serious but stable condition.

  • Alabama: Officer Still recovering from Struck-By Injuries

    A Birmingham officer is continuing on his personal road to recovery after being hit while working a wreck on the interstate. Officer Brandon Smith was hit on I-20/59 by a man who police have charged with driving drunk. It happened the same night Officer Keary Hollis was shot and killed just a short distance away.

  • Coliorado: Denver Police Officer Patrolling Construction Zone Hit by Suspected Drunk Driver

    A Denver Police officer was hit by a suspected drunk driver early Friday morning in a construction zone near Denver International Airport. The officer was patrolling the construction zone, in an unmarked vehicle, when she was rear-ended, police said.

  • New Jersey Officer Struck Dring Traffic Stop

    A southern New Jersey police officer remains hospitalized in stable condition after he was struck by an SUV during a traffic stop. Authorities say Monroe Township Patrolman Anthony Vezza was standing near a car he had pulled over Saturday night when an SUV struck his police cruiser and then him. Other stories can be found at: http://www.nbc40.net/story/25841452/police-officer-struck-by-suv-during-traffic-stop http://www.njherald.com/story/25841448/police-officer-struck-by-suv-during-traffic-stop

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