Struck By Incidents
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Michigan: Trooper OK After Getting Hit on US-23
A Michigan State Police trooper wasn’t seriously hurt Monday night when his patrol car was hit by another driver on US-23 in Brighton Township.
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New York: Woman charged under NYS’s Move Over Law
A Tonawanda woman was charged under New York State’s Move Over Law after crashing into the rear of a Niagara County Sheriff deputy’s patrol car on Monday. The deputy was conducting a traffic stop on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Wheatfield around 8:30 a.m., just south of Schultz Road, and had all of his emergency lights activated. Wolski was charged with failure to use due care for emergency vehicle stopped or standing, a charge created under NYS’s Move Over Law, as well as moving from lane unsafely
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Missouri: Officer Struck by Passing Car While Responding to Accident on I-70
A Warren County police officer is in the hospital after being run into by a car that slipped out on ice along I-70. Missouri Highway Patrol said a Warrenton officer was checking out an accident that happened along I-70 at the Highway 47/ Warrenton exit when a passing car slid on the icy road and struck the officer. Another story can be found at: http://www.kmbc.com/news/mo-police-officer-struck-by-truck-on-icy-stretch-of-i70/24503164 .
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Massachusetts: Woman Accused of Hitting State Police Cruiser Faces OUI
A state police trooper was hurt when his stationary cruiser was struck from behind by a woman who has been charged with drunken driving.
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Missouri: Police Officer Struck by Truck on Icy Stretch of I-70
An eastern Missouri police officer sustains moderate injuries after being hit by a sliding pickup truck while investigating an earlier crash on an icy Interstate 70.
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Massachusetts: State Trooper Hurt When Cruiser Struck
A state police trooper was hurt when his stationary cruiser was struck from behind by a woman who has been charged with drunken driving. Another story can be found at: http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/24692715/2014/02/11/mass-state-trooper-hurt-when-cruiser-struck
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Wisconsin: Deputy Struck by Driver, Injured for Second Time This Winter
A Milwaukee County Sheriff’s deputy was injured Thursday, February 13th after being struck by a vehicle while assisting a motorist on the road — marking the second time this particular deputy has been hit this winter.
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Indiana: 20-Mile Police Chase Ends at Deadend With Gunshots, Deputy Hit by Car
A cross-county police chase goes on for 20 miles before ending with an injured deputy and two suspects sustaining gunshot wounds, according to Indiana State Police (ISP). After the chase, investigators found ingredients to make meth in the suspects' car.
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Colorado: Eagle County Emergency Vehicles Being Hit at Accident Scenes
Fire trucks seem easy enough to spot from a distance — they’re big and have flashing lights. Trucks in the state’s snowplow fleet are big and have flashing lights, and police cars are generally lit up like an Eastern European disco when parked for official business. And yet ... Four of the Vail Valley’s “first responder” agencies have had five vehicles hit while at accident scenes so far this winter.
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Pennsylvania: Police Officer Struck by Car in Mount Joy
A Mount Joy Borough Police Officer was treated and released after he was struck by a car on Tuesday night. Police say Officer Jason Smith, a 10-year veteran of the department, was struck while he was directing traffic in the eastbound lane of State Route 230. Another story can be found at: http://fox43.com/2014/02/12/police-officer-hit-by-a-car-in-mount-joy-township/