Struck By Incidents
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New York NYPD Officer Struck by Vehicle During Foot Chase
A New York City cop was injured during a foot chase when he was hit by a commuter van, according to the NYPD. The officer was struck near the intersection of Park Avenue and East 129th Street while pursuing a suspect. Another story can be found at: http://7online.com/archive/9537488/
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Alabama Officer Struck by Vehicle
A Birmingham police officer was struck by a car and injured on Interstate 20/59 Saturday night. It happened around 10 p.m. at the Arkadelphia Road exit. Another story can be found at: http://www.wsfa.com/story/25486863/birmingham-police-officer-struck-by-car-while-working-an-accident
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Rhode Island Officer Struck While on Traffic Detail
A 27 year-old Warren man was arrested early Saturday morning by officers from the Warwick and Cranston Police Departments after striking a Cranston Police Officer with his motor vehicle and fleeing the scene.
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North Carolina Fire Truck is Struck
As emergency crews responded to one accident, fire crews found themselves in another at the intersection of Carolina Beach Road and Horn Road on Saturday.
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Tennessee: Trooper Hit While Running from Chain-Reaction Crash on I-24
A trooper was struck by a car and a tow truck driver seriously injured in a multi-vehicle chain reaction crash on Interstate 24 in Montgomery County late Thursday night. The accident happened around 9:20 p.m. near the Rossview Road exit outside of Clarksville. Other stories can be found at: http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20140509/NEWS01/305090014/-1/rss04 http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25471161/tennessee-state-trooper-struck-by-car-while-working-crash-on-i-24
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Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced to Prison for Trying to Hit Trooper
A woman is serving more than a year in prison after trying to hit a state trooper during a traffic stop. Marcella R. Cooper, a 49-year-old Shelton woman, pleaded guilty to attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle and DUI.
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Pennsylvania: Abington School District Crossing Guard Struck
An Abington School District crossing guard is being treated at Abington Memorial Hospital after being struck by a vehicle April 30, according to the Abington police department. The incident occurred at 3:30 p.m. in front of Copper Beech Elementary School when 41-year-old Lamont Epps’ vehicle went onto the sidewalk and struck the guard, police said.
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Mississippi Officer Struck by Car
A 38-year-old Alabama man is being sought for allegedly hitting a Prentiss police officer with a car in Jefferson Davis County. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says Andreas Shackleford of Hillsboro, Alabama, is accused of hitting a police officer with his car at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 13 and U.S. Highway 84 around 9:45 p.m. Saturday.
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Connecticut Trooper struck on I-91 in New Haven
A Connecticut state police trooper sitting in his cruiser blocking a ramp on I-91 was struck by a car early Thursday morning, state police said. The accident happened just after 1 a.m. at the ramp from I-91 south to I-95 northbound. Another story can be found at: http://www.wfsb.com/story/25399171/state-trooper-vehicle-struck-during-traffic-detail
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Utah Driver Slams into Trooper's Parked Vehicle
A Wyoming trooper was injured when his parked car was hit from behind by a Utah driver Wednesday, investigators said. Trooper Richard Burridge was sitting in his parked patrol car on Wyoming Highway 387 with his emergency lights on at the time of the accident, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol.