Struck By Incidents
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Maryland: State Trooper Hurt as Armored Truck Hits Cruiser Along I-70
Maryland State Police say a trooper was hurt when an armored truck skidded into his cruiser and another vehicle parked along eastbound Interstate 70 near Myersville.
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Texas: Corpus Christi PD Officer Struck By Vehicle
A Corpus Christi Police Officer was injured Monday evening after he was struck by a truck. The officer was directing traffic at the intersection of SPID and Waldron after the power was knocked out to that part of town.
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Alabama: Trooper Hit by Vehicle Suffers Minor Injuries
Authorities say a Gilbertown police officer suffered minor injuries when he was hit by a car driven by an elderly woman who may have been having medical issues.
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Virginia: Police ID Driver Killed After Crashing into Henrico Fire Truck
A Fredericksburg man was killed after his car ran into a fire truck that was parked along Interstate 295 south at the I-64 interchange in eastern Henrico County Monday morning January 19.
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Washington: Trooper Hurt in Tukwila Crash
The deluge of rain and wind Sunday morning January 18, may have contributed to a crash that sent a state trooper to the hospital. The trooper was responding to a rollover crash and had his emergency lights on when another car hit his cruiser on northbound Interstate 5 near Southcenter.
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New Jersey: Fire Department Vehicles Struck at Rt 42 Crash
Rain and ice caused a pileup of a dozen vehicles Sunday that damaged a fire engine on a New Jersey Turnpike overpass Sunday. The trouble began when firefighters and an EMS crew responded to a one-car accident on Route 42 in Bellmawr, Fire Chief Jim Burleigh said. The responders blocked the road with a fire engine to protect workers at the scene, Burleigh said. As the EMS crew worked to treat the driver involved in the accident, another car slid on the ice and hit the fire engine.
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California: Los Angeles PD Officer Struck By Vehicle
A man rammed an SUV into an undercover Los Angeles police officer conducting a narcotics investigation in Mission Hills Thursday, critically injuring him, and a suspect was detained this afternoon following a 3 1/2-hour manhunt that triggered several school lockdowns. Another story can be found at: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-narcotics-officer-dragged-by-suv-20150115-story.html
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Michigan: State Police Remind Motorists To Move Over After Patrol Car Hit Along I-75
A Michigan State Police trooper is recovering after his patrol car was hit along I-75 in Detroit. State police say first responders are being hit at an alarming rate over the last two months in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
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New York: Churchtown Fire/Policeman Run Over by Parked Vehicle
A Churchtown Fire Department fire/policeman was injured Saturday night after a parked pickup truck rolled over him, according to the Churchtown Fire Department.
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Virginia: Police Officer Struck by Vehicle During Pursuit
A Galax police officer was hit by a car Thursday night during a foot pursuit. A Galax Police Department spokesman says Officer Jacob Vaughan was struck by a vehicle just after 6 p.m. near the intersection of East Stuart Drive and North Main Street.