Struck By Incidents
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Michigan: Van Buren County deputy speaks about being struck by a semi on I-94
Imagine being out of your car, being hit by a speeding semi and then walking away from it without even a broken bone. That's exactly what one deputy did in West Michigan just days ago.
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Wisconsin: Milwaukee police officer hurt after drunk driver strikes squad car near 26th & Hopkins
Police say a drunk driver hit two Milwaukee police squads and sent an officer flying through the air. Officials say that driver never should have been behind the wheel in the first place — he’s on parole for his fourth OWI. However, police say the man has five OWI convictions.
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Virginia: State Trooper injured after vehicle was struck on I-64
A Virginia State Police Trooper suffered minor injuries Friday evening after his vehicle was struck on I-64.
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New Jersey: Drunk driver crashes into cop car, injures officer, police say
A drunk Morristown man plowed through a construction zone early Thursday morning, striking a Randolph police officer's patrol vehicle and sending the officer to the hospital, Randolph police said.
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New Jersey: 17-year-old burglarized cars, struck cop in Cranford
A Roselle teen has been charged after police connected him to a crime earlier this month, where they say he was burglarizing cars and struck an approaching officer with his car.
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New York: Upstate NY Man Drive Drunk, Crashes into State Police Car in White Plains
An intoxicated man from upstate New York crashed into a state trooper’s car in White Plains.
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Ohio: Worthington police officer recovering after being hit by vehicle on S.R. 315
Police say a Worthington officer was struck by a vehicle on state Route 315 near Henderson Road.
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Oklahoma: Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper struck by vehicle on I-40 in Pottawatomie County
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper was hit by a vehicle along Interstate 40 Tuesday while investigating an accident, and was in serious condition at an Oklahoma City hospital.
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Pennsylvania: Guilty plea after troopers struck by car
A Burlington County man who hit two state troopers with a car while trying to escape an arrest in 2014 pleaded guilty Tuesday to drug and weapons-related charges, authorities said.
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Tennessee: Officer struck by vehicle during stop
A Crossville police officer had his foot run over by a vehicle that he had come into contact with during a routine patrol after the driver sped away to avoid arrest, according to reports.