Struck By Incidents
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Florida: Man strikes officer with car
A Tallahassee, Fla. man faces felony obstruction charges after he struck a female Forsyth police officer with his car and wrecked trying to avoid arrest. Officer Kimberly Barnett had pulled over a 2016 Chevy Impala at mile marker 186 on I-75 south around 8:16 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10 for speeding. Barnett told the driver she had pulled him over for going 88 in a 70 mph zone, and she took his license back to her patrol car. The driver, Carl Lester Carr, 29, of Tallahassee, said he didn’t know he was speeding.
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Illinois: Crossing Guard Hit By Car Near ETHS
A crossing guard was hit by a car Wednesday morning while directing traffic near Evanston Township High School. The victim, a 25-year-old woman from Chicago, was hit in the 2100 block of Church Street near Grey avenue at 8:12 a.m., according to an Evanston Police Department report. She was struck by a vehicle making a left turn out of an ETHS parking lot to go west on Church. The victim was cut on her forehead, knee and elbow and taken to Evanston Hospital for treatment. The driver - a 60-year-old woman from Skokie - was cited for disregarding a crossing guard.
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Vehicle strikes DOT worker in North Iowa
A worker with the Iowa Department of Transportation has been struck by a vehicle in Cerro Gordo County.
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Florida: Dad Intentionally Hit Elderly School Volunteer with Car: Deputies
A 34-year-old father faces aggravated battery charges after Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies say he intentionally hit an elderly school volunteer with his 2006 Cadillac CTS Tuesday morning.
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Tennessee: Crossing Guard Injured In Hit-&-Run In Antioch
Police were called to a street near J.E. Moss Elementary School after a crossing guard was struck by a vehicle.
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Kentucky: Mayfield Cop Injured When Hit by Vehicle
A Mayfield police officer was injured Friday when he was struck by a vehicle.
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Indiana: State trooper struck by vehicle while directing traffic at Mill Race Marathon in Columbus
An Indiana State Trooper was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic for the Mill Race Marathon in Columbus Saturday morning.
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New Jersey: Police Officer Struck by Vehicle, Use of Deadly Force by Police Under Investigation
More details have been released about a previously released report of an Elizabeth police officer hit by vehicle last night, September 16.
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Florida: Orange County deputy struck by car
A deputy was struck by a car Friday evening, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. It happened near South Texas Avenue and Americana Boulevard.
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North Carolina: Forsyth County deputy in intensive care after being struck by vehicle near Tanglewood Park
A Forsyth County sheriff’s deputy suffered serious injuries Sunday after being hit by a vehicle near the entrance of Tanglewood Park. Deputy J.T. Isenhour, 38, who started working at the sheriff’s office in 2015, was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, where he was placed in the intensive care unit.