Struck By Incidents
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Michigan: Police open fire on car that backed into state trooper after chase
A Flint man will stand trial on charges he led police on a pursuit that ended only after he and his passenger were shot by Michigan State Police troopers.
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Louisiana: Jefferson Parish SO deputy hit by another deputy while directing traffic outside the Superdome
A Jefferson Parish deputy directing traffic outside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome was hit by another deputy who was on a motorcycle.
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South Carolina: Funeral to be held for firefighter struck on way to work
The South Carolina motorcyclist killed by a driver who sped away from deputies and drove the wrong way on a highway was a North Greenville firefighter.
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Rhode Island: Cranston police cruiser involved in car accident
A Cranston, Rhode Island police cruiser was involved in a car accident Sunday.
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Michigan: Police Cadets Lift Up Patrol Car, Free Officer Pinned By RV At Special Olympics Torch Run
Officials are crediting a group of police cadets with possibly saving a life after they literally picked up a vehicle and freed an officer who was pinned by an RV during a torch run for the Special Olympics.
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Wisconsin: Squad car struck by vehicle while parked at accident scene on I-43
A Milwaukee County Sheriff’s squad car was struck by another vehicle while parked at the scene of a crash on northbound I-43 west of 6th Street early Friday morning, September 18th.
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California: East Bay road worker struck and killed by DUI driver
Sometime just after midnight a suspected DUI driver crashed into an area that had been closed for construction on westbound Highway 580 at Lakeshore Avenue, according to CHP Officer Sean Wilkenfeld.
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Texas: Road crew worker struck by hit-and-run driver in east Houston
A cleanup worker is in the hospital after a driver ran over him on the East Loop and took off around 9:45am. Houston police officers told Eyewitness News the man was standing next to his work truck when a driver in a white Pontiac Grand Prix slammed into him, pumped his brakes, and then fled the scene.
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Illinois: Man charged with hitting cop with car, leading cops on 8-mile chase
Michael Wiseman, 24, of the 100 block of North Sangamon Street, is charged with aggravated assault of a peace officer after he used his vehicle to intentionally drive into an officer, according to court documents.
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Kentucky: Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy SUV hit by shooting victim
A person who was shot crashed into a Jefferson County Sheriff Deputy's vehicle.