Struck By Incidents
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Texas: Dennison Fire Engine Taken Out of Service After Icy Wreck
Multiple motor vehicle wrecks near the Highway 691 overpass of U.S. Highway 75 Sunday night culminated with a rear-end collision that left a Denison Fire Department engine enfeebled and out of service.
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Tennessee: Highway Patrol Trooper Hit on I-26
A Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper narrowly escaped serious injury after being hit by a car long the interstate.
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Ohio: Trooper on a Traffic Stop Struck by Vehicle on I-475
A trooper on a traffic stop on northbound I-475 near Airport Highway, was struck by a vehicle today, a Highway Patrol dispatcher said.
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Pennsylvania: Bucks Officer Helping Motorist Clipped in Hit-Run
A police officer helping a motorist with a disabled vehicle was struck by a pickup truck's mirror in a hit-and-run in Bucks County. Middletown Township police said officers were looking for the black Nissan Titan pickup that hit the officer on Langhorne-Yardley Road near Bridgetown Pike at about 7:30 a.m. Friday.
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Colorado: Denver Policeman Critically Hurt in Ferguson Protest Leaves Hospital
A Denver police officer critically injured when he was struck by a motorist last year during a demonstration over the shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Missouri was released from a hospital on Wednesday. John Adsit, 43, suffered a severed artery, numerous broken bones, and had his spleen removed after the December incident.
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Colorado: Boulder County Sheriff's Vehicle Hit by Passing Car While Checking on Slideoff
A Boulder County Sheriff's Office vehicle was hit by a passing car Monday while the deputy was checking on another car that had slid off the Diagonal Highway, according to a release.
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Michigan: Police Officer Hit by Vehicle While Assisting with Weekend Crashes
A Van Buren County Police Officer was injured after being hit by a vehicle while investigating a crash. A news release from the Van Buren County Sheriff's Department said a Mattawan Police Department officer was assisting with crashes Saturday and exited hit patrol vehicle after seeing crashed vehicle's passenger start to get out. The officer told the passenger to stay in her vehicle and was hit by another vehicle as he began to walk away.
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New Jersey: Firefighters Battle Blaze at Clifton Home; Officer Struck by Pickup Truck Near Fire Scene
City firefighters battled a fire at a home on Lambert Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Smoke poured out of the building as firefighters sprayed water on the blue home. Flames also shot out of the roof.A city police officer responding to the fire was struck while in his patrol car by a pickup truck.
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New Jersey: Wayne Police Officer Hurt in Collision is Released From Hospital
A police officer who was injured when his idling patrol car was struck by another car amid high winds and blowing snow Sunday has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home, Capt. Laurence Martin said.
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Alabama: Deputy Hit by Car
A Cullman County Sheriff’s Deputy was struck by a slow moving vehicle while assisting a motorist Friday night at around 6:50 p.m. at the Dodge City 299 exit.