Struck By Incidents
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Pennsylvania: Fire Police Officer Struck by Vehicle
A fire police officer was struck by a vehicle while detouring traffic from a crash in Manchester Township Sunday morning, according to West Manchester Township Police.
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Texas: Firefighter Struck Crossing Road
A Caldwell volunteer firefighter is recovering in a Bryan hospital after being hit by an 18-wheeler Monday evening. Burleson County authorities say the firefighter was responding to a structure fire on Highway 36 around 6:00 p.m.. The firefighter was crossing the road to get to a fire truck when he was hit by a slow moving 18-wheeler. The firefighter was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan.
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West Virginia: Trooper Struck in Hit and Run on I-77
A trooper with the West Virginia State Police Parkways Authority was struck by a vehicle Thursday morning on Interstate 77 in Mercer County. Another story can be found at: http://www.wvva.com/story/25819412/2014/06/19/trooper-struck-by-vehicle-on-i-77-near-athens
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North Carolina: Trooper Struck After Traffic Stop
A state Highway Patrol trooper is recovering with minor injuries after his vehicle was struck and destroyed following a traffic stop on Tuesday morning June 17.
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Virginia: Deputy Sheriff Injured in Struck-By Incident on I-85
A Dinwiddie sheriff's deputy was injured Saturday while making a traffic stop on Interstate 85. The sheriff's department said the deputy, who was not named, suffered injuries when the man he had pulled over for a traffic violation Saturday around 6:15 p.m. ran over the deputy's foot as he drove off after receiving his traffic summons.
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Maryland: Crash Snarls Traffic on Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Bridge
Traffic was brought to a standstill on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and two people — including a Maryland Transportation Authority police officer — were flown to Maryland Shock Trauma Center following a two-vehicle crash on Kent Island on Wednesday.
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Illinois: Officer Escapes With His Life After Cruiser is Struck
A Riverside police officer had to run into the forest preserve to avoid being struck by his own squad car after a driver rear-ended the officer's vehicle as it was parked while conducting a traffic stop. The crash occurred at about 12:16 a.m. on Tuesday
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Ohio: Ottawa Hills Officer Struck by Vehicle
An on-duty Ottawa Hills police officer was injured in a traffic incident late Wednesday on Bancroft Road near Talmadge Road in the village, authorities said.
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Texas: North East ISD Officer Hit by SUV in San Antonio
San Antonio police investigate Wednesday June 4, 2014 at the scene of a three vehicle accident involving an off-duty North East Independent School District police officer driving a mototrcycle. According sergeant Javier Salazar, a driver of an SUV hit a small white car at General McMullen and eastbound highway 90 shortly before noon and then struck the motorcycle the police officer was driving.
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New York: Police Search for Car that Hit Rochester Firefighter
Firefighter Sean Balantic is recovering at home after being injured by a hit and run driver Monday night on Linden Street. Rochester Police are looking for the driver of a silver four-door sedan that struck the firefighter. Other stories can be be found at: http://rochester.twcnews.com/content/news/742975/police-look-for-vehicle-that-struck-rochester-firefighter-and-sped-off/ http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/06/03/firefighter-struck-vehicle-driver-leaves-scene/9901519/ http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s3460577.shtml?cat=565 http://www.wham1180.com/articles/local-news-122742/update-rochester-firefighter-struck-by-hit-12418645/