Struck By Incidents
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Connecticut: Durham volunteer firefighter suing department, truck driver
A volunteer firefighter injured after being struck by an engine truck while fighting a fire on Edwards Road in Durham in April 2014 is suing the driver of the truck and the Durham Volunteer Fire Company in Middlesex Superior Court.
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Alaska: Police dog nabs drunken driver who struck officer, patrol car & house
An Anchorage police dog is being commended for catching a felony drunken driver whose vehicle hit a police officer, a patrol car and a house in his effort to escape officials early Wednesday in the Abbott Loop area, police say.
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Ohio: Fleeing man tries to hit firefighter, crashes twice
A Mansfield man was arrested Wednesday after police alleged he tried to run over a firefighter and caused two crashes while fleeing from authorities.
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Pennsylvania: Police officer struck by vehicle in Glen Rock
The officer dragged by a car for about 50 yards while investigating suspected drug activity is expected to make a full recovery.
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Ohio: Police dog accidentally struck, killed by vehicle
Police in central Ohio say a K9 officer camping with her police officer handler was accidentally struck and killed by a vehicle.
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Massachusetts: Worcester police officer fires shots at vehicle before 19-year-old driver allegedly strikes him with car
A Worcester police officer fired two shots at a car driven at him by a Worcester man police say struck the officer in the leg and foot with the vehicle Tuesday morning.
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Alabama: 2 teens charged after Homewood police chase ends in gunfire
Two Walker County teens have been charged in connection with a police chase that started in Homewood and ended with one suspect shot in the Parrish community.
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Missouri: Suspect in custody after allegedly striking deputy with car, leading police on pursuit
Donald Hornsey, 48, was inside a vehicle that was pulled over for a traffic stop on Highway 67 near Highway Y, just north of the St. Francois State Park in Desloge, around 9:40 a.m. Two other people were with the suspect when Officer Paul Clark conducted the stop, police s
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Indiana: Trooper hurt when squad car struck on I-94
An Indiana State Police trooper was injured on Wednesday when his squad car was rear-ended at the scene of an earlier crash on I-80/94 in Lake County, the ISP said.
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Ohio: Security officer hit with car as shoplifter flees
Cincinnati police said a fleeing shoplifter struck a security officer with her vehicle and knocking him to the ground Thursday night.