Struck By Incidents
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Colorado: Denver Police Officer Hit by Car Making Progress, Opens Eyes
A Denver police officer critically injured when hit by a car during a student protest opened his eyes on Thursday, according to family. Officer John Adsit "remains in critical condition and faces another intense, long and vital surgery today," his family said Friday in a media statement. Another story can be found at: http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/12/12/officer-hit-by-car-during-protests-makes-progress-opens-eyes/
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Colorado: Weather related Crashes Snarl Traffic
Several weather-related crashes in the Denver metro area and mountains closed highways and snarled Monday traffic. http://www.9news.com/story/traffic/2014/11/11/csp-trooper-recovering-after-crash/18882
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Minnesota: Semi Plows into Squad Cars on I-94
A Rogers police SUV, a Minnesota State Patrol squad car, a tow truck and a jackknifed semi all had their lights flashing. 200 yards away, another squad car was warning drivers of the crash ahead. But all of those precautions couldn't stop a semi before it smashed into a police officer and state trooper Monday night on Interstate 94 in Rogers, Minnesota. Other stories can be found at: http://www.kare11.com/story/weather/weather-stories/2014/11/11/sliding-semi-destroys-2-squad-cars-near-rogers/18842043/ http://kstp.com/news/stories/S3615942.shtml
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Pennsylvania: Officer Struck While Investigating Crash in Cheltenham Twp.
A Cheltenham Township police officer is hospitalized after being struck by a car while investigating an earlier crash. It happened at 6:30 a.m. Thursday on Washington Lane near Township Line Road. Police tell Action News the officer was investigating an accident on that road and was struck by a vehicle. The officer was taken by ambulance to Abington Memorial Hospital.
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Missouri: Deputy Hit by Car During Traffic Stop
Deputy hit by car during traffic stop. The Highway Patrol is looking for a suspect in a hit-and-run that injured a Miller County deputy last week.
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Missouri: Kansas City Officer Struck by, Hit and Run
A Kansas City, MO, police officer has been struck by a hit-and-run driver, police say. Kansas City police confirm that shortly before 9:40 p.m., an officer was making a traffic stop near 25th and Montgall on the city's east side. After the officer got out of his car to approach the suspect vehicle, the female driver put the car into gear, struck the officer and drove off. Another story can be found at: http://fox4kc.com/2014/11/08/kcpd-officer-struck-by-car-while-conducting-traffic-stop/ f.
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New Hampshire: State Polcie Say Storms Are Sending cars Sliding Into their Cruisers
It’s been a bad couple of weeks for New Hampshire State Police cruisers. As many as 11 cruisers have been damaged statewide in accidents since the Thanksgiving week snowstorm that blasted the state. The majority of those crashes involved cruisers being struck while troopers were assisting at accident scenes.
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North Carolina: Fayetteville Officer Struck During Traffic Stop
A Fayetteville officer and a driver he stopped on Bragg Boulevard escaped serious injury Monday when a vehicle hit the car door they were standing behind, police said. Another story can be found at: http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/27355146/fayetteville-officer-hit-by-car-in-traffic-stop
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Pennsylvania: Police Officer Struck While Investigating Crash in Cheltenham Twp.
A Cheltenham Township police officer is hospitalized after being struck by a car while investigating an earlier crash. It happened at 6:30 a.m. Thursday on Washington Lane near Township Line Road. Another story can be found at: http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2014/12/12/glenside_news_globe_times_chronicle/news/doc5489b87e35a2b416959176.txt
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Connecticut: Officer Struck by Fleeing Driver; Narcotics Found
In Hamden, Connecticut an officer was struck. The vehicle operator appeared overly nervous and possibly inebriated during questioning, Harkins said. The driver put the car in gear, grazing a police officer as he sped off. After a pursuit of the fleeing vehicle onto Central Avenue and then Yale Avenue, the driver turned onto West Rock Avenue, where he pulled the vehicle to the side of the road, then fled on foot.