Struck By Incidents
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Pennsylvania: Trooper Involved in Crash on I-81
A State Trooper was involved in a crash Friday morning when a car tried to hit its brakes and lost control. The accident occurred on I-81 around 845 a.m. near mile marker 12.
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Ohio: Deputy Rescued By First Responders Had A Narrow Escape
Everyone involved in an horrendous early morning accident escaped serious injuries, but it closed Interstate 71 and trapped a Franklin County deputy inside his cruiser Wednesday morning. The accident happened just before 2 a.m. as Deputy Ryan Murphy was handling an earlier crash authorities said involved a drunk driver.
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Georgia: Officer Struck by Truck at GA Ports in Critical Condition, Driver Out on Bond
The truck driver charged with DUI after severely injuring a Georgia Ports Authority officer is out of jail. Robert Lee Turner, 63, was released on a $4,600 bond. He is charged with operating a vehicle without a tag or decal and DUI less safe, both misdemeanors. Port officials said he hit Cpl. William Solomon on Monday afternoon. Solomon remains in critical condition at Memorial Health. A close friend of Solomon said while he is still in critical condition, he is making some improvements. He was able to move his lower extremities on Wednesday, which is quite a miracle when just three days ago the family was told he might not make it.
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Maryland: Ambulance Slips on Ice, Hits Previously Injured Person in Montgomery
It was so slippery last night that a pedestrian who was injured in a fall in Montgomery County was struck by the ambulance sent to help, an ambulance sent help authorities said.
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Minnesota: Tow Truck Driver Recounts Frightening S. St. Paul Crash
A crash in South St. Paul Tuesday morning shows just how dangerous it can be for emergency workers responding to accidents. A car hit a Minnesota State Patrol squad car, pinning the trooper inside and throwing tow truck driver Warren Duran onto a busy road. “My heart was pumping a million miles an hour,” Duran said. “I was shaken up because I’ve never had anything like this happen before.” Duran, who works for Southeast Towing, was getting ready to tow a car on Interstate 494 and Concord Street when a driver lost control, hitting a squad car — which then subsequently hit the car Duran was working on. “I’m underneath the right side of the vehicle hooking my chain up, and I hear a bang,” Duran said.
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Alaska: Officer Struck by APD Vehicle, Suffers Broken Leg While Investigating Theft Report
An Anchorage Police Department officer was struck by another officer's vehicle Saturday night while investigating a report of shoplifting at a Fred Mayer in South Anchorage. Anchorage police said the officer's leg was broken in the incident, and two people were taken into custody following a brief pursuit.
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Australia: Burglar Drives Into Two Police Cars
A Melbourne burglar who stole a getaway but delivered himself into the arms of the law by crashing it twice, both times into police cars. The man is suspected of being involved in an aggravated burglary in South Melbourne before stealing the ute and careering into an unmarked police car before he'd left the suburb.
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Maryland: Unoccupied Patrol Car Struck by Driver Under the Influence in Howard County
Howard County police are investigating a two-vehicle collision in which a police officer's patrol car was struck by a driver under the influence of alcohol.
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Minnesota: 150 Crashes In The Metro, State Patrol Squad Hit
As snow fell on the Twin Cities metro Tuesday morning, 150 crashes were reported, including one in the St. Cloud area that killed a mother of three. Holly Klein’s death was announced by Saint Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights in an email to the community. In a separate incident, a State Patrol squad was hit with the trooper pinned inside. The incident involving the trooper happened following a crash around 9 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 494 and Concord Street in South St. Paul.
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Indiana: Tow Parol Cars Struck Near Indiabapolis
Two drivers are facing charges after striking Indiana State Patrol cars in separate incidents while troopers were investigating other accidents.