Struck By Incidents
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New Mexico: Man Shot by Officer is Charged
A Hamburg man faces felony charges in northern New Mexico where he was shot by a police officer following a pursuit on Interstate 25. Police say the shooting occurred when the van then struck an officer's vehicle as he walked toward the van.
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New York: Cop Hit by Car as Snow Leads to Accidents on Area Highways
A Westchester County police officer was struck by a car late Friday morning while responding to an accident on the Bronx River Parkway, one of many reported on the region’s roadways in the wake of a snowfall.
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Ohio: Trooper on the Mend After Being Hit by Car
A state trooper who has worked for the Columbiana Police Department is home from the hospital after being struck by a car last week. Sgt. Michael Wilson of the Canfield post said trooper Brian Cowles returned home on Monday after having surgery on his right leg.
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Florida: Ambulance Struck While Responding to Pedestrian Accident
In Miami a second ambulance had to be called out after an ambulance was struck by a truck while responding to two pedestrians who were hit by a vehicle.
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Texas: Deputy Struck During Drunk Driving Initiative
A drunken driver reportedly totaled a constable deputy’s car. Last week, deputies were able to make the area safer with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office “Impaired Driver Initiative,” which ran from Dec. 28 to New Years Day. The initiative resulted in 16 DWI arrests one of which resulted in one assault on an officer three evading arrest and one felony evading and one resisting arrest. During the initiative, one constable deputy was struck by an impaired driver, the third in less than a month. On Dec. 2, two suspected drunken drivers were accused of crashing into two Precinct 4 Constable Patrol units within minutes of each other, at the same location
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Utah: Trooper Nearly Hit by Veering Semi-Truck
Dash cam video of a secondary collision, taken by trooper approaching original accident. If you watch the video (that was shown on network news this morning) you'll note it says the semi driver didn't realize traffic was slowing in front of him as he was focused on the trooper's emergency lights.
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New York: Police: Trooper on Thruway Hospitalized After His Patrol Car Hit by Driver High on Drugs
State police say a trooper is hospitalized after his patrol car was hit on the Thruway outside Buffalo by vehicle driven by a man who was high on drugs. Another story can be found at: http://www.herkimertelegram.com/article/20140107/NEWS/140109600/10058/NEWS
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Colorado: Denver Paramedics Struck
There’s a warning from paramedics after two ambulance crashes in one day on Friday. One was hit while living a crash scene with two injured people, including a child. The other was hit at an intersection while responding to a stabbing.
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Maine: Tractor-Trailer Strikes State Police Cruiser on I-95
A state police cruiser was struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in northern Penobscot County Monday morning. The trooper was not injured.
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New Hampshire: Trooper Injured When Cruiser Struck on I-93 in Tilton
A New Hampshire state police officer was sent to the hospital yesterday with non-life-threatening injuries after his cruiser was struck by another driver at the Exit 20 off-ramp on Interstate 93 in Tilton.