Struck By Incidents
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South Carolina: Nicholas deputy run over by alleged robbery suspect
A Nicholas County deputy has broken bones and internal injuries after a robbery suspect allegedly ran him over with his own cruiser on Thursday.
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Australia: Police probe after Ambulance Paramedic struck by car in Liverpool
Investigations are continuing after a NSW Ambulance Paramedic was allegedly struck with a vehicle at an accident scene in Sydney’s South-West yesterday, NSW Police say.
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Texas: Irving Police Officer Working Accident Struck By Vehicle
An Irving Police officer suffered minor injuries early Monday morning after he was struck by a vehicle while working a traffic stop.
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Michigan: As police work crash, suspected drunken driver plows into firefighter's truck
A suspected drunken driver plowed into a firefighter's parked pickup early Thursday as authorities investigated a serious M-57 crash that happened an hour earlier.
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Louisiana: The man accused of killing a Sterlington Police Officer is out on bail
Tracy Govan, 44, is charged with several offenses, including vehicular homicide. Louisiana State Police say David Elahi and two other officers were working a traffic stop on Highway 165 South Sunday morning, when Govan, driving down the highway, crossed the fog line and hit the officers.
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Kentucky: Officer struck by ATV
The name of the officer wasn’t released as of deadline Saturday night. He was taken from a Towne Mall parking lot behind Longhorn Restaurant by Hardin County EMS with unknown injuries and later was airlifted to a Louisville hospital. He wore a neck brace as he was placed in the ambulance.
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Nevada: Metro officer in foot pursuit, suspect on Strip both struck by vehicle
A Metro officer received some help -- albeit the hard way -- to apprehend a suspect on the Strip early today.
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South Carolina: Driver who struck cop on I-126 was at fault, collision report says
A driver who struck a Columbia police officer on Interstate 126 was at fault in the crash, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol collision report. Conklin had stopped on the Broad River bridge May 24 during evening rush hour traffic to work the scene of an accident. He was out of his patrol car when he was hit by a passing vehicle. That vehicle, a 2014 Honda, was driven by Jason Bigby of Columbia.
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New Hampshire: State Trooper struck by Florida tractor trailer driver near Exit 6 in Nashua
A New Hampshire State Trooper’s cruiser was sideswiped by a tractor trailer on the F. E. Everett Turnpike in Nashua at about 12:48 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
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Louisiana: Madison Parish deputy hit by car
A Madison Parish Sheriff's deputy sustained minor injuries after being hit by a vehicle Thursday morning. When the accident occurred, traffic was stopped in both westbound lanes following a tractor trailer wreck that knocked down wires across the interstate.