Struck By Incidents
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Michigan: Tow-truck driver struck in semi slide-off on I-94
A tow-truck driver attempted to run for safety but was struck during a crash on I-94 near Niles Avenue Monday morning and was taken to Lakeland Hospital in Saint Joseph.
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New Jersey: Byram cop hurt when patrol car is hit from behind
A Byram police officer was injured early Saturday when his patrol car was struck as he was getting out of the vehicle to check on a pedestrian walking in traffic.
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Florida: Officer injured after car runs red light, strikes cruiser
A police officer was injured after a traffic crash at the intersection of Interstate 95 and Old St. Augustine Road in Jacksonville Saturday night, authorities said.A witness on the scene said a car ran the red light and struck the cruiser, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said.The officer was reportedly taken to Baptist South saying he had leg, arm and back pain.
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Michigan: I-94 pileup: 2 dead, others injured as 65 cars and trucks crash
Two people are dead and another was struggling to survive after a mammoth Sunday afternoon car crash on I-94 near here that some motorists are attributing to snowy, white-out conditions.
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Michigan: Deputy hit in I-94 pileup recuperating, expected to be OK
A Van Buren County sheriff's deputy who was hit while he was rendering first aid to victim in the deadly I-94 crash Sunday afternoon in Southwest Michigan is recuperating at home. Van Buren County Sheriff Dale Gribler said the deputy, Loren Tarner, has a large contusion on his left leg.
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Pennsylvania: Police cruisers struck and destroyed
York Area Regional Police say Douglas Newman, of New Oxford, is in custody after he fled officers and rammed a police cruiser late Sunday night in York Township. The police officer whose car was rammed sustained minor injuries.
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Arizona: Motorcycle trooper hit by possibly distracted driver, 'will be okay in time'
An Arizona State trooper is listed in stable condition at the hospital after being hit by another vehicle Thursday morning.
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Maryland: Howard Co. police fire at man who attempted to ram his vehicle into officers
Howard County police fired at a vehicle after the driver attempted to ram into patrol officers in Ellicott City Friday night, the department said in a statement.
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Illinois: 3 buses, 2 cop cars and a fire truck: Rash of crashes hits Lake County
Three people, including two students, were hospitalized earlier this month after a crash involving a school bus and a Honda Civic on Grand Avenue in Lake Villa.
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North Carolina: Man struck Durham police car, fled scene
Durham police are searching for a man who struck a Durham Police Department vehicle and fled the scene Thursday afternoon.