Struck By Incidents

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  • Tennessee: Trooper Hit While Running from Chain-Reaction Crash on I-24

    A trooper was struck by a car and a tow truck driver seriously injured in a multi-vehicle chain reaction crash on Interstate 24 in Montgomery County late Thursday night. The accident happened around 9:20 p.m. near the Rossview Road exit outside of Clarksville. Other stories can be found at: http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20140509/NEWS01/305090014/-1/rss04 http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25471161/tennessee-state-trooper-struck-by-car-while-working-crash-on-i-24

  • Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced to Prison for Trying to Hit Trooper

    A woman is serving more than a year in prison after trying to hit a state trooper during a traffic stop. Marcella R. Cooper, a 49-year-old Shelton woman, pleaded guilty to attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle and DUI.

  • Pennsylvania: Abington School District Crossing Guard Struck

    An Abington School District crossing guard is being treated at Abington Memorial Hospital after being struck by a vehicle April 30, according to the Abington police department. The incident occurred at 3:30 p.m. in front of Copper Beech Elementary School when 41-year-old Lamont Epps’ vehicle went onto the sidewalk and struck the guard, police said.

  • Mississippi Officer Struck by Car

    A 38-year-old Alabama man is being sought for allegedly hitting a Prentiss police officer with a car in Jefferson Davis County. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says Andreas Shackleford of Hillsboro, Alabama, is accused of hitting a police officer with his car at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 13 and U.S. Highway 84 around 9:45 p.m. Saturday.

  • Connecticut Trooper struck on I-91 in New Haven

    A Connecticut state police trooper sitting in his cruiser blocking a ramp on I-91 was struck by a car early Thursday morning, state police said. The accident happened just after 1 a.m. at the ramp from I-91 south to I-95 northbound. Another story can be found at: http://www.wfsb.com/story/25399171/state-trooper-vehicle-struck-during-traffic-detail

  • Utah Driver Slams into Trooper's Parked Vehicle

    A Wyoming trooper was injured when his parked car was hit from behind by a Utah driver Wednesday, investigators said. Trooper Richard Burridge was sitting in his parked patrol car on Wyoming Highway 387 with his emergency lights on at the time of the accident, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol.

  • Canada: Police Officer Struck on Newfoundland

    A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer was injured Monday night in Mount Pearl after being struck by a car driven

  • Michigan Deputy Leans Against Car to Avoid Alleged Drunk Driver

    The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy leaned up against a car to avoid being struck by an alleged drunk driver. Wilson resident Shawn P. Robison, 52, is facing charges.

  • Texas: Driver Charged in Wreck, Car Hit Houston Fire Truck

    A driver has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after police say his car hit a Houston firetruck and his female passenger was killed. Houston police on Monday announced charges against 27-year-old Ricky Nelson Goodwin.

  • Washington: Last Week in Wrecked Patrol Cars

    Numerous state police vehicles have been struck during the past couple of weeks.

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