Struck By Incidents
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Utah: Officer struck, police vehicle damaged as suspects flee scene after alleged forgery
A police officer responding to a call about an alleged forgery suffered minor injuries when a pair of suspects backed up as the officer tried to make contact with them, and the officer was hit in the arm and his patrol vehicle suffered significant damage.
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Rhode Island: Warwick police officer struck by vehicle
Warwick police said an officer was treated and released from the hospital after suffering a minor injury when being struck by a car on Saturday.
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West Virginia: Princeton man charged with intentionally hitting firefighter with vehicle
A Princeton man has been charged with intentionally hitting a volunteer firefighter with his vehicle.
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Pennsylvania: Police cruisers among vehicles struck during pursuit; suspect charged
A pursuit of the vehicle driven by Echols ended with a crash at Russellwood Avenue and Charles Street. Echols ran, but police caught up with and arrested him.
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Connecticut: State Police Search For Car That Avoided DUI Check, Struck State Police Car
State police are searching for a car that avoided a DUI checkpoint in Waterbury Saturday night and damaged a state police car in the process
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Maryland: Baltimore police officer arrested after high-speed chase, police say
A Baltimore City police sergeant who was arrested on New Year's morning after what a police report describes as a high-speed chase has been released on bond.
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Rhode Island: Warwick police officer struck by vehicle
Police are looking for a suspect after a driver hit one of their officers with a vehicle.
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Utah: Police car hit in one of three I-80 crashes that close freeway, injure three
Westbound I-80 was closed at the mouth of Parleys Canyon as crews cleaned up the scene of a crash in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. A Park City police officer arrived to the scene of a one-vehicle accident to help set up traffic control. A second vehicle tried to avoid the Park City police vehicle, swerved and hit a semitrailer. Another vehicle followed and hit the Park City police vehicle. The officer was not in the vehicle at the time. Three people were transported to area hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening.
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Arkansas: Officers shoot, wound man who hit deputy with vehicle, state police say
Arkansas State Police say a man was shot and wounded by a law enforcement officer in Crossett.
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Canada: Fire engine sideswiped by semi truck
A District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services engine is off the road and facing up to $100,000 in repairs after it was struck by a transport truck.