Struck By Incidents
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Maryland: Officer nearly struck by car, fires at man wanted for auto theft
A man wanted for auto theft is in critical but stable condition after trying to hit an officer with a car and then being shot at by the officer, Howard County police said.
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Virginia: Officer Struck in Hopewell
A police officer was transported to the hospital Sunday night after he was struck by a vehicle in Hopewell.
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Massachusetts: Driver arrested after striking Auburn police officer
A Worcester man is being held on $100,000 cash bail by Auburn police after the man allegedly struck a police officer Saturday who was attempting to halt the suspect's vehicle.
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Indiana State Police patrol car struck by impaired driver on I-65
A suspected drunk driver is being listed as the cause of an early morning interstate accident that involved a Indiana State Trooper early Sunday morning.
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Texas: Arlington officer run over twice; suspect killed
A driver fleeing from a traffic stop was shot and killed by Arlington police after twice running over the officer that pulled him over.The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office identified him as Tavis Crane, 23.
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New Jersey: Suspect hit Vineland officer with vehicle
Police, responding to a suspicious vehicle call, arrested a city man who allegedly struck a police officer and police cruiser with his vehicle before he was tracked down by a K-9 team after fleeing the area on foot.
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North Carolina: Woman shot after hitting Spring Lake officer with car
Officer Milton Deleon responded to a report of a careless and reckless driver in the 800 block of Lillington Highway at about 8:40 p.m. Authorities said Deleon pulled over the vehicle and began speaking to the driver, 24-year-old Melanie Wensel, of Spring Lake. Wensel then fled from the traffic stop, hitting the officer with the vehicle. Captain Charles Kimble said Deleon was struck in his lower extremities but it is not clear if Wensel was aiming for the officer.eleon fired his service weapon, striking Wensel as she fled, police said. Wensel's daughter, who was sitting in the seat behind Wensel, was not injured. She was turned over to her father.
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Missouri: Connecticut man arrested for DWI after Sedalia crash
A Connecticut man was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated after a single-vehicle accident Tuesday night in Sedalia.
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Tennessee: Man charged with hitting, dragging Jackson PD officer with van
Hosandy Theus appeared Monday in Jackson City Court on multiple counts including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. He is accused of hitting a police officer with his van on Williamsburg Village Drive on Sunday, according to court documents.
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Ohio: Intoxicated Driver Hits Tow Truck in Westlake
A tow truck driver towing a car from the scene of an accident got smashed into by a drunk driver on Jan. 31. Police say the driver didn't make any attempt to move from its collision course.