Struck By Incidents
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Wisconsin: Sheriff’s Office: Two Squads Struck in Separate Incidents
Milwaukee County Sheriff’s officials say two squad cars were struck on the freeway during Operation Drive Sober patrols this weekend.
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Florida: Officer Shot Suspect After She Was Struck by Car
A police officer and suspect were hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a shooting in Bradenton. Officer Nasheka Craddock shot Jarques Randall, 23, multiple times after he allegedly struck her with his vehicle.
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Massachusetts: Hanover Fire Truck Hit While Responding To Accident
A car slammed into a Hanover fire truck on Route 3 southbound Friday afternoon. The fire truck was responding to a car accident on the highway just south of Route 53 when the crash occurred. According to Hanover Fire, the fire truck driver and the two occupants in the car were transported to South Shore Hospital.
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Michigan: Man Crashes into Police Car, Leaves to Catch Flight
A Michigan State Trooper was policing a one-car spin-out crash Friday morning when his police car was hit by another car, which continued down the freeway.The trooper cleared the first crash on site and attempted to stop the Subaru. The 74-year-old Troy man driving the Subaru didn't stop for the trooper. When the trooper finally boxed-in the Subaru, the driver said that he'd hit something but he was late for his flight so he didn't stop. He was cited for leaving the scene of a crash and careless driving before being released.
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Minnesota: 3 State Troopers, 1 Driver Struck On Minn. Roads
Three Minnesota State Patrol troopers and another driver were struck by vehicles in four separate accidents Thursday asblizzard conditions wreak havoc on Minnesota roads. The state patrol says troopers were hit by drivers in Virginia, Brooklyn Center and Marshall. The trooper in Marshall was able to drive himself to the hospital. The other two troopers were not injured. A driver was hit by a car on icy Interstate 35E in White Bear Lake at about 1:22 p.m., according to the state patrol.
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Minnesota: Four Police Cruisers Struck
Minnesota state troopers responded to nearly 900 roadway incidents within 30 hours from early Thursday into Friday. The Minnesota State Patrol was so concerned about the number of accidents that troopers held a news conference on Friday to say that most of these accidents were due to driver error and could have been avoided Another story can be found at: (RAW VIDEO) Four Minn State Patrol squads hit in crashes during winter storm | Northland's NewsCenter: News, Weather, Sports | NBC, CBS, MyNetworkTV, and The CW for Duluth MN / Superior WI | Local News
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New York: Westchester Officer Struck
A Westchester County police officer was struck by a passing car while assisting a person on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers Friday morning. The officer had pulled over when he saw a man walking on parkway's southbound shoulder near McLean Avenue just before 10 a.m. The officer was out of his police cruiser, on the shoulder with the pedestrian, when he was struck by southbound vehicle. Another story can be found at: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/01/09/westchester-county-officer-hit-by-car-while-rescuing-boy-on-saw-mill-river-parkway/
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North Dakota: Fargo Fire Truck Hit at Accident Scene
A Fargo firefighter was injured when a car struck a fire truck that was working another crash scene. It happened Thursday evening along Interstate 29 near 7th Avenue North. The first arriving crew found a vehicle pulling a trailer that appeared to have jack knifed near the center divider.
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Texas: Glenn Heights Officer Recovering After Being Struck by Vehicle
A Glenn Heights police officer is recovering at a Dallas hospital after being struck by a vehicle. Cpl. Thomas Chaney, a 17-year veteran of the Glenn Heights police department, was struck by a vehicle while he was on the scene of an accident investigation Wednesday night January 7. The incident happened at about 7:50 p.m. and Chaney received several lacerations, abrasions, and at least three fractures.
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New York: Firefighter Struck While Directing Traffic
This morning, a member of the Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department (Orange County, NY, about an hour north of NYC) was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic in front of their firehouse on Route 17k. Firefighter Charlie Wallace was assisting an engine company that was responding to a mutual aid standby call-when he was struck. As of 1800 this evening, Wallace remains in critical condition at Westchester Medical Center-where he was taken by medevac.