Struck By Incidents
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Florida: Daytona Officer Struck by Aleeged Drunk Driver
A man with a cocktail in his car plowed into the back of a Daytona Beach police patrol vehicle early Wednesday, injuring two officers and the person they had arrested, according to an arrest affidavit.
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Georgia: Officer Working Traffice Detail Struck by Car
A Sandy Springs police officer at the scene of a wreck on Ga. 400 was involved in a second wreck when he was hit by another car. While in the right emergency lane on the southbound side of Ga. 400 at Northridge Road, Officer Mike Stark’s patrol car was hit from behind, according to Capt. Steve Rose. Around 4 p.m., a driver left the roadway and crossed into the emergency lane, striking the officer’s car, Rose said.
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Pennsylvania: Volunteer Fire Policeman Recovering
A volunteer fire policeman with the Jackson Township Fire Department is recovering after he was hit by a car at the scene of an accident. It happened Monday along Route 271 in Jackson Township. The fire and police departments were called out to a coal truck and motorcycle accident. Terry Crouse was directing traffic when he was hit by another car.
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Rhode Island: Providence Bike Officer Struck by Car
A Providence police officer on bike patrol was struck by a minivan and thrown about 15 feet on Monday night.
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Australia: Police Officer Struck
A police officer has been injured after he was hit by a car while conducting a random breath test in Sydney's north.The officer sustained suspected hip injuries when another vehicle crashed into the rear of a highway patrol car on Warringah Road in Forestville at about 8.45pm (AEST) on Sunday July 20, 2014.
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New York: Westchester Officer Struck on Hutchenson Riber Pky
A Westchester County police officer is hospitalized in stable condition after being hit by a car. The accident happened on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale at about 9:30 Saturday night. Another story can be found at: http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2014/07/19/cop-disabled-car-call-hit-vehicle-hutchinson-parkway/12904035/
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Pennsylvania: Truck and Motorcycle Collide, Firefighter Struck by Vehicle in Cambria County
Investigators are working to learn what caused a motorcycle and a truck to collide on a Cambria County roadway Monday afternoon. The accident between the motorcycle and tri-axle truck happened just before 4 p.m. along Route 271 near the Pike Road intersection in the Mundys Corner area of Jackson Township, according to Cambria County emergency dispatch. About an hour after the accident, Jackson Township Fire Police members were directing traffic near the Pike Road intersection when one of the fire police members was struck by a passing motorist. The firefighter was taken to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center for treatment. The extent of his injuries was not known.
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Australia: Police Officer Hit by Car in Warilla
Lake Illawarra police charged the man, aged in his 20s, with malicious damage, driving under the influence of alcohol and using a weapon to avoid arrest. The charges came after an alleged incident at a unit block on Shellharbour Road, Warilla. He was refused bail and will front Port Kembla Local Court on Friday.
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Texas: El Paso Code Enforcement Officer Dies from Injuries in Hit-and-Run
A city employee who worked as a code enforcement officer who was struck by a car earlier in July has died. On July 2, 59-year-old Robert Narro was injured in a car crash in the 8300 block of North Loop Drive. Narro worked for the Environmental Services Department and was on the job when the crash happened.
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Minnesota Deputy Struck by Driver Recovering
A Wabasha County sheriff's deputy struck by a suspected drunken driver has been released from the hospital. Sheriff's officials say the deputy was on foot patrol early Saturday in Elgin and tried to stop a man he suspected was driving drunk.