Struck By Incidents
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Florida: Man Picks Absolute Worst Time to Hit Deputy's Car
Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and in the wrong state of mind. Deputies and aviation unit members from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office had just made a head-turning find in a mangrove patch near Tampa, Fla., Sunday night when a second head-turning thing happened. Undercover officers were in the process of removing almost 70 (yes, 70) mature pot plants—weighing 77 pounds and worth a street value of nearly $115,000—near a Courtney Campbell Causeway boat ramp when there was a crash, WFLA reports.
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Utah: Woman nearly strikes Utah trooper in Interstate 15 crash
Authorities say a Cedar City woman has been hospitalized after she rolled her vehicle and nearly struck a Utah Highway Patrol trooper conducting a traffic stop.
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California: San Francisco officer injured after being struck by suspect’s vehicle
A police officer was injured after being hit by a car Sunday night around midnight in San Francisco.
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Montana: Highway Patrol vehicle damaged, Trooper nearly hit by passing semi
A Montana Highway Patrol trooper had a very close call on the interstate west of Butte on Sunday when he was nearly hit by a passing semi truck.
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Canada: Tow truck driver escapes serious injury on Deerfoot
A tow truck driver has been taken to hospital in serious but stable condition after being hit by a passing vehicle in the NE.
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Washington D.C. fire truck hits Metropolitan Police Department cruiser
A D.C. police officer is injured after his patrol car was struck by a firetruck Monday afternoon.
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Iowa safety department identifies trooper who shot at vehicle that hit squad car
The Iowa Department of Public Safety has released the name of a trooper who shot at a vehicle last week after it struck a squad car.
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Texas: Witnesses see police chief intentionally hit by truck
Witnesses see police chief intentionally hit by truck
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Texas: Crossing guard recovering after being struck pushing student to safety
Midway ISD says the crossing guard struck after pushing a student to safety is recovering and in good spirits. Debra Richter was hit by an SUV Monday while helping students cross Hewitt Drive as school was getting out.
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Massachusetts: • Police officer working traffic detail in Fall River struck by car
A police officer working a traffic detail in Fall River was struck by a car Thursday morning.