Struck By Incidents
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Indiana: Ambulance with Ill Patient Crashes with Police Car
Police say two paramedics and two volunteer firefighters were hurt when an ambulance carrying a dying patient crashed into a sheriff's patrol car in central Indiana.
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Massachusetts: Natick Ambulance Struck by a Car
Natick police are searching for the operator of a truck involved in a hit-and-run accident with an ambulance Monday afternoon, police said. A Natick Fire Department ambulance was parked outside a residence on Rockland Street at about 2:30 p.m., responding to a call, when a red pickup truck hit the vehicle. The truck then sped off.
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Ohio: Video Show Police Cruiser Struck on I-75
A Dayton police officer was injured early Wednesday morning in a crash on Interstate 75 near Main Street. His cruiser was struck by a semi while the officer was stopped with his emergency lights on in a construction zone. Video from the cruiser cam of that officer's vehicle was released Thursday.
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Vermont Police Urge the Public to Slow Down in Bad Weather
A cruiser was hit by another vehicle on Interstate 89 in Sharon on Wednesday, February 19, sending a trooper to the hospital. State Police said Trooper Christopher Blais had stopped on the southbound interstate, with his emergency lights activated, to assist a motorist whose vehicle had spun out in the snow when the police cruiser was struck from behind by an SUV driven by Alden Hall, 44, of Lebanon. Blais was taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center with a potential back injury and later released, Keefe said.
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Maine: Emergency Vehicles in Sanford Damaged in Slip-Slide
The snow storm om Tuesday February 18 and icy roads are being blamed for a strange accident that damaged a Sanford fire truck, a Sanford police cruiser, and an ambulance from the town of Alfred.
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Ohio State Trooper Accused Of Driving Drunk, Crashing Into Parked Cars
An Ohio State Trooper is accused in a case of extreme drunk driving and 10TV has learned it's not the first time he's been accused of breaking the law he gets paid to enforce.
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Wisconsin: Tow Truck Driver Fortunate to Survive Being Hit by Car
One man who went out to help during a recent snow storm almost did not make it back. Tow truck driver Todd Menzel was working at the scene of an accident when he was struck by a motorist who drove between a police car and the tow truck.
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Ohio: Dayton Police Officer Injured in I-75 Crash
A Dayton police officer was transported to a local hospital after being involved in a crash on Interstate 75 near Main Street this morning.
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Indiana: Semi Hits Patrol Car of State Trooper Who was Assisting Driver
An Indiana State Police trooper was hurt Tuesday morning after a semi lost control and hit his patrol car. The trooper was helping another driver at the time.
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Minnesota: Washington County Road Worker Hit by Car, Expected to be OK
A Washington County public works employee hit by a passing car last week is expected to recover. The employee was part of a crew removing snow from a bridge over Browns Creek near County Road 5 and Minnesota 96, just north of Stillwater, on Thursday afternoon. He has no broken bones and does not appear to have a head injury.