Struck By Incidents
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Florida: Texting driver hits, injures Daytona officers
Two police officers investigating a crash were injured when a pickup struck one of the parked patrol cars, according to a Daytona Beach police report.
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Pennsylvania: No criminal charges to be filed in Vandergrift traffic incident
State police said no one will be criminally charged regarding a traffic accident last month in which two men were hit by an out-of-control car at a Vandergrift gas station, prompting a police officer to shoot at the car.
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New Mexico: Deputy hit by car in SW Albuquerque
A Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputy was struck by a fleeing suspect in a southwest Albuquerque parking lot Friday night.
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New Mexico: Helicopter struck by suspected drunk driver near Gallup
McKinley County Sheriff’s deputies say an alleged drunk driver ran through barricades to strike a fire truck and medical helicopter.
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Wisconsin: Motorist strikes Hudson squad car on I-94 bridge; officer OK
A Hudson, Wis., police officer assisting a motorist with a flat tire Monday morning narrowly escaped injury when another driver struck her squad car, which was stopped on the I-94 bridge over the St. Croix River.
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Tennessee: Unoccupied MJPD patrol vehicle struck while responders on Interstate-40 emergency scene
An unoccupied patrol vehicle was struck by another car while officers and firefighters were on the scene of a pickup truck bed fire on Interstate 40 West. Around 4:50 p.m., four police vehicles and one fire engine responded to the 227MM to handle a fire in the bed of a pickup truck.
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Canada: A City of North Bay employee was struck by a vehicle while on the job Thursday afternoon.
A city employee was struck by a vehicle while on the job Thursday afternoon.
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Virginia: Construction flagger struck by vehicle on Barracks Road
A construction flagger was rushed to the hospital Friday morning after he was hit by a vehicle, according to Albemarle County police.
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Pennsylvania: Security guard struck by vehicle, suspect shot
Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a suspect was shot after a security guard at a Pittsburgh public housing complex was struck by a vehicle.
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Florida: FDOT employee struck by vehicle near Pierson
An employee with the Florida Department of Transportation checking on a tree-trimming crew on State Road 40 near Pierson on Tuesday was struck by a vehicle, Florida Highway Patrol investigators said.