Struck By Incidents
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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.
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Tennessee: Vehicle Hits Officer, Kills Stranded Motorist
The officer was assisting a stranded motorist at Union Avenue at Bellevue Boulevard. A vehicle occupied by two women struck the officer and motorist. The motorist died. The officer was transported in non-critical condition to Methodist University.
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Pennsylvania State Trooper Injured in Blair County Crash
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was injured in a crash that occurred while he was stopped to help a disabled motorist, police said.
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Texas: Odessa Officer Accidentally Run Over by Deputy During High Speed Car Chase
They say it all started with street racing, something residents on 8th Street and Overton are used to. But a high speed car chase ending there on Saturday night proved dangerous for one officer and it wasn't because of the racers. Officer Donny Rocha Jr. was struck by a deputy's truck. One witness described what he saw leading up to that moment.
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Indiana: State Trooper Involved in I-70 Crash
A Sunday evening crash involving an Indiana State Police Trooper leads to one injury. The crash happened Sunday evening near the 12 mile marker on I-70 in Vigo County.