Struck By Incidents
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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.
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California: Caltrans Contract Worker Struck, Killed By SUV On Interstate 15
Authorities say a Caltrans contract worker was struck and killed on a Southern California freeway by an SUV driven by a man suspected of being under the influence of drugs.
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California: Los Angeles PD officer struck by car while responding to robbery call
A Los Angeles police sergeant was struck by a vehicle early Tuesday while helping sheriff's deputies set up a perimeter in Sylmar and was hospitalized, authorities said.
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Texas: DPS trooper struck by vehicle in Brazoria County
A Texas DPS trooper was injured during a traffic stop in Brazoria County early Wednesday, officials say. The incident happened on CR 58 near CR 48 near Manvel.
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Idaho: 'Freak accident' near Island Park injuries three
A collision initially involving a deer led to a four-vehicle crash off U.S. Highway 20 near the Howard Springs turnout north of Island Park at the Idaho-Montana border Sunday. It sent three people to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.