Struck By Incidents
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Ohio: Deputies injured on WB I-74 while responding to crash expected to recover
Two deputies are expected to recover after one deputy was struck by a vehicle and another was hit with debris on Interstate 74 near Interstate 275 Tuesday.
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Colorado: Chief: Suspect Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting ‘Tried To Kill Our Officer’
An officer was struck by a car in Aurora overnight, and a police chase that followed the incident ended in a deadly shooting.
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New York: Chaotic Scene: Woman Dies as She Checks on Overturned Vehicle; Trooper's Vehicle Struck as He Checks on Woman
A woman was killed after she was hit by a car as she went to check on her flipped-over car on a Long Island highway. And as a trooper went to check on the struck woman, yet another car hit the trooper’s vehicle, police say.
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Utah: UHP patrol car, other vehicles hit amid slippery road conditions
That's the advice for drivers after a weekend tally of of more than 200 accidents and several fatalities up and down the Wasatch Front over the holiday weekend.
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Florida: Delray Beach man dies after striking Road Ranger tow truck
A Delray Beach man died Saturday morning after he ran a red light and struck the rear of a Road Ranger tow truck west of Interstate 95, police said.
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Rhode Island: Narragansett woman charged with DUI after striking NK police vehicle
A Narragansett woman is under arrest after allegedly crashing her vehicle into a North Kingstown police cruiser Friday night injuring a police officer.
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Minnesota: Deputy's vehicle hit in traffic stop
A Stearns County deputy escaped injury Sunday when his squad was hit during a traffic stop.
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New Jersey: West Windsor Police officer on DUI detail injured after patrol car struck by alleged drunken driver
A West Windsor Township police officer, assigned to a drunk driving enforcement detail, suffered non-life threatening injuries when his patrol car was struck by a driver who was later determined to be under the influence of alcohol, according to the Police Department.
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Indiana: Fatal Crash Under Investigation After Vehicle Hits On-Duty Detective's Vehicle
Shortly before 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening, an IMPD on-duty detective was stopped at the intersection of Stop 11 Road and South Emerson Avenue awaiting the stop light to change. As the detective was awaiting the light to change a vehicle, for an unknown reason, struck the rear of the detective's vehicle. The suspect's vehicle then struck the detective's vehicle a second time.
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New York: Oswego County man nearly struck officer, struck Sheriff's vehicle during chase
An Oswego County man is facing a host of charges after he allegedly nearly struck a Pulaski Police Officer and hit a Sheriff’s vehicle during a chase on Sunday.