Struck By Incidents
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Maryland: State Troopers Fatally Shoot Man Whio Rammed Police Car
State troopers fatally shot a burglary suspect at the Maryland House Travel Plaza Friday morning after the man rammed a police car, injured an officer and fled.
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Iowa: Officers Almost Hit During Traffic Stop
Newly released video is a good reminder to move over when law enforcement officers are stopped along the road. Deputies in Iowa were just feet from being hit by a truck. This happened on Interstate 80 in Iowa City last Friday.
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Florida: Two Deputies Hospitalized, Investigation Underway in South Lee
Two Lee County sheriff's deputies were hospitalized Tuesday after they were struck by a driver fleeing a traffic stop.
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California: LAPD Motorcycle Officer Reportedly Struck By DUI Driver
A LAPD motorcycle officer was reportedly struck by a suspected DUI driver Sunday evening in Boyle Heights. The officer was transported to a nearby hospital.
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Man Shot Dead After Maryland Trooper Injured
A man was shot and killed by Maryland State Police after injuring a trooper Tuesday night outside the Salisbury barracks, state police said. It was the second time in as many months that a law-enforcement officer had shot and killed someone in Salisbury. Another story can be fou
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Maryland Trooper Speaks About Her Near-Death Experience
Just five months ago, a Maryland State trooper was fighting for her life after she was struck by a car while assisting on a traffic stop. Now she’s back on the job and talking publicly about what happened for the first time.
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Virginia: Three State Troopers Hit by Out-of-Control Motorists Tuesday Morning
Three Virginia State Police Troopers were struck by out-of-control motorists Tuesday morning in the Metro-Richmond area, spokesperson Sgt. Thomas Molnar said. Only one of the three suffered any serious injuries.
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Wisconsin: Dash Cam Video: Near Death Experience For Trooper And Deputies
The driver of the vehicle that was rear-ended by a semi and pushed airborne into the ditch is from the Quad City area. 45-year-old Dana Miller of Eldridge was not hurt. The Iowa State Patrol reports he was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The report says Miller merged into the left lane and then slowed down while approaching the crash scene. His car was struck by the semi, then pushed across both lanes into the car parked on the shoulder and then into a post in the ditch.
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Iowa: Near Disaster Caught on Johnson County Squad Car Camera
New video from the Johnson County Sheriff's Office shows a near disaster caught on camera when an air born pick-up truck nearly takes out two sheriff's deputies and a state trooper. The crash was caught on camera by a Johnson County Sheriff's squad car camera. It happened Friday along Interstate 80 near Oxford.
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Virginia: Vehicle Crashes into Hanover Fire Engine on I-95
State Police are investigating after a vehicle struck a Hanover Fire engine at a traffic accident on I-95 Tuesday morning. The accident happened in the northbound lane of I-95 near mile marker 96.4, south of Kings Dominion Boulevard. The fire engine was responding to an accident and was parked to block the crews at the scene.