Struck By Incidents
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United Kingdom: Police hunt motorist who deliberately mowed down an officer outside a pub before 'driving off erratically'
On Friday February 19, shortly before 7pm, police officers were carrying out enquiries at the Omnibus pub, in Middleton, Leeds. 'Whilst there, a police officer was deliberately driven at by a Vauxhall Astra and left the scene driving erratically.
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Oklahoma: Local woman arrested after car hits fire truck
A Bartlesville woman has been arrested after her car hit a Bartlesville Fire Department pumper truck on its way back from a fire run Wednesday evening.
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Texas: Houston 2 drivers hit stopped police cars after fatal motorcycle crash on I-10
Houston police say two of their patrol cars were struck by passing motorists during an investigation into a fatal motorcycle wreck on I-10.
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Washington: Trooper struck by vehicle, injured in Federal Way traffic stop
A Washington State Patrol trooper suffered leg and back injuries Wednesday when he was struck by a car in Federal Way.
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New York: 2 NYPD officers struck by fleeing cars in separate Manhattan incidents
Two NYPD officers sustained minor injuries when they were was struck by fleeing cars in separate incidents that occurred around the same time in Manhattan Thursday. The first incident happened on West 55th Street at Eighth Avenue just before noon, when two officers assigned to the Midtown North Precinct were issuing a double parking summons to female driver when she suddenly drove off, striking one of the officers in the left shin.
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Illinois: TRAFFIC IDOT truck stopped near overturned semi rear-ended on Bishop Ford ramp to I-80/94
The southbound Bishop Ford ramp to eastbound I-80/94 was closed for hours early Thursday morning after a crash involving an overturned semi and an IDOT truck. An IDOT minuteman stopped to help the driver of a semi that rolled over on the ramp. Another semi then rear-ended the IDOT truck, injuring the minuteman. That worker was not seriously hurt, and was treated and released. Crews managed to upright the overturned semi and clear the scene. The ramp re-opened around 6:45 a.m.
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Oklahoma: Centralia Firefighter OK After He Was Struck Fighting Nowata County Fire
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a Centralia firefighter struck by a car in Nowata County Thursday afternoon was listed in good condition at a Tulsa hospital.
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Georgia: Driver charged with DUI after hitting ambulance on Hwy. 20 east of Cumming
A 31-year-old Cumming man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after his vehicle reportedly struck a non-emergency transport ambulance.
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Wisconsin: West Allis woman arrested for OWI, eluding, accused of crashing into squad on I-94
Waukesha County Sheriff’s officials have released photos to FOX6 News after a vehicle being pursued by a deputy struck another deputy’s squad early on Saturday morning, February 13th.
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Missouri: Officer hit by vehicle, suspect shot in Republic, chief says
Several Republic police officers and Greene County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene in addition to firefighters and a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper.