Struck By Incidents
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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/
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Colorado: Fire Truck Hit in Eagle County Firefighter Almost Hit
An out-of-control vehicle hit a fire truck in Eagle County, narrowly missing a firefighter. "Another emergency vehicle hit in Vail," Greater Eagle Fire tweeted on Sunday. "[Firefighter] almost hit by car." A photo from the scene showed the rear view mirror on the passenger side of the fire truck hanging down on the side of the truck, after being hit.
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Missouri: Trooper Injured in Saturday Accident
A Missouri Highway Patrol car was involved in a crash as the officer was on the scene of another accident. At 11:40 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 55, one mile south of Marston, a Patrol car driven by Conrad L. Purnell, 28, of Poplar Bluff, was parked with its emergency lights activated, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's report. Purnell's car was struck in the rear by a northbound vehicle driven by Stanley A. Partin, 57, of Portageville.
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California: Deputy Struck Near Palmdale
Authorities are investigating a three-car crash on the southbound Highway 14 after a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was hit by a vehicle during a traffic stop late Saturday February 8, 2014 near Palmdale, authorities said.
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Indiana: Deputy Struck After Chase
A southern-Indiana sheriff's deputy is recovering Monday morning after a multi-county pursuit led authorities down a dead-end county road, with the suspect vehicle barreling at the deputy as the driver attempted to escape. Another story can be found at: http://www.wave3.com/story/24678736/20-mile-police-chase-ends-with-gunshots-deputy-hit-by-car
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Colorado: Loveland Fire Rescue Truck Struck in Crash
A car was heavily damaged Wednesday morning when it crashed into the back of a Loveland Fire Rescue Authority rescue truck that had stopped on Interstate 25 to respond to another accident.
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Colorado: Two Separate Accidents Wednesday Involved First Responders Who Were on the Scene
Loveland Fire Rescue Authority was responding to a two car slide-off 7:30 a.m. Wednesday near Interstate 25 and U.S. 34, when they spotted another slide-off. Captain Greg Gilbert was one of the fire fighters responding. "Once we had cleared that scene we were returning to quarters and we had passed another accident on 257 and I-25 in the southbound lanes. When we pulled on scene my engineer positioned himself to protect the scene. Had his warning lights on and as he parked the apparatus, we were struck from behind." Hours before that accident on Interstate 25, a Lakeside Police Department SUV was hit by another vehicle on Interstate 70 early Wednesday morning.