Struck By Incidents

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  • Oklahoma: Limestone Apparatus Struck on Highway-Firefighter Critically Injured

    A Firefighter with the Limestone Fire Department in Owasso, Oklahoma was struck yesterday and is now reported to be in critical condition.The 43-year old Firefighter had been operating at a collision on a 5-lane highway (Highway 20), The conditions were a straight roadway, clear weather and little reason for them to not be seen, The Firefighter was getting back into the squad - which was being used for traffic control, when the squad was struck by a dually pickup at high speed. The Firefighter is in critical condition in St Johns Hospital in Tulsa. The hit was so hard that the fire vehicle has a bent frame, and may be totaled. The driver of the civilian vehicle had no license and expired tags. Other stories can be found at: http://www.fox23.com/news/news/local/crash-sends-firefighter-hospital/njNxq/ http://limestonefd.org/2014/12/limestone-firefighter-injured-at-accident-scene/

  • Georgia: Atlanta Officer Hit by Suspect During Traffic Stop

    The Atlanta Police Department has confirmed that an officer was taken to a hospital after he was hit while conducting a traffic stop. The incident happened Friday night in the area of Joseph E. Lowery near Atlanta Student Movement boulevards in southwest Atlanta.

  • Pennsylvania: Delaware: Firefighter Struck by Car on I-95

    A volunteer firefighter, trying to help a driver who had just been in a crash, is recovering after he was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 95 early Sunday. Daniel Callaway was on his way to work at the Wilmington Manor Fire Company in New Castle, Delaware when he came upon a one car crash around 4:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the highway near Route 420 in Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania, his family and police tell NBC10. Additional stories can be found at: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Good-Samaritan-Critical-After-Being-Struck-on-I-95-While-Helping-Motorist-285009091.html#ixzz3LLWBYej8

  • California: San Leandro Officer Struck By Stolen Car After Opening Fire; Suspect At Large

    An officer broke his foot after opening fire on suspects in a stolen car in San Leandro Thursday morning. Police spokesman Lt. Robert McManus confirmed an incident occurred in the 700 block of Broadmoor Boulevard at 7:26 a.m. The officer was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Another story can be found at: http://abc7news.com/news/san-leandro-police-officer-struck-by-suspect-in-car/422029/

  • North Carolina: Off Duty Officer Struck and Injured

    Officer J.M. Heyer was injured in the collision just before 10 a.m. at the intersection of Coliseum Drive and Reynolda Road. Heyer was treated at Forsyth Medical Center for injuries considered not life-threatening. Heyer was directing traffic off-duty for a signal repair contractor, Winston-Salem police said. Heyer was hit by a vehicle turning from Coliseum Drive to Reynolda Road, police said.

  • Colorado: Four Denver Officers Struck Duiring Protest

    Four Denver bicycle unit police officers helping control traffic during a student walkout on Wednesday were hit by a vehicle and injured on Wednesday. One of the officers was undergoing surgery and was in critical condition. Other stories can be found at: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27059592/car-strikes-denver-police-officer-amid-ferguson-protest?source=infinite http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/front-range/denver/denver-police-bike-officer-john-adsit-facing-more-surgery-after-being-hit-by-car http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/05/denver-police-union-says-students-acted-disrespectfully/

  • Indiana: Man Struck by Car on Highway While Helping Sister With Her Disabled Car

    An Indiana State Trooper may have saved a man’s life, administering emergency medical care after he was hit by a car on I-465 early Saturday morning.

  • New York: Deputy Nabs Burglers After Cruiser is Struck

    Two burglars trying to flee police Monday morning after breaking into a convenience store in the northern suburbs of Syracuse have been caught after colliding with a police cruiser.

  • Utah: Trooper Jumps out of Way as Cruiser Struck

    A momentary lack of concentration on the road nearly resulted in a Utah Highway Patrol trooper being hit and killed Saturday, according to the UHP.

  • Washingtion: Tukwila Firefighter Struck, Seriously Injured Responding to Crash

    A Tukwila firefighter is hospitalized in serious condition after he was hit by a car while responding to an accident Saturday night. The firefighter was talking with the driver of the car that crashed near the onramp to northbound I-5 from southbound I-405 at approximately 5:50pm when a second vehicle smashed into the car and the firefighter, the Tukwila Fire Department said in a statement. Another story can be found at: http://q13fox.com/2014/11/29/firefighter-struck-on-i-5-while-responding-to-accident/

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