Struck By Incidents

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  • Virginia: Three State Troopers Hit by Out-of-Control Motorists Tuesday Morning

    Three Virginia State Police Troopers were struck by out-of-control motorists Tuesday morning in the Metro-Richmond area, spokesperson Sgt. Thomas Molnar said. Only one of the three suffered any serious injuries.

  • Wisconsin: Dash Cam Video: Near Death Experience For Trooper And Deputies

    The driver of the vehicle that was rear-ended by a semi and pushed airborne into the ditch is from the Quad City area. 45-year-old Dana Miller of Eldridge was not hurt. The Iowa State Patrol reports he was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The report says Miller merged into the left lane and then slowed down while approaching the crash scene. His car was struck by the semi, then pushed across both lanes into the car parked on the shoulder and then into a post in the ditch.

  • Iowa: Near Disaster Caught on Johnson County Squad Car Camera

    New video from the Johnson County Sheriff's Office shows a near disaster caught on camera when an air born pick-up truck nearly takes out two sheriff's deputies and a state trooper. The crash was caught on camera by a Johnson County Sheriff's squad car camera. It happened Friday along Interstate 80 near Oxford.

  • Virginia: Vehicle Crashes into Hanover Fire Engine on I-95

    State Police are investigating after a vehicle struck a Hanover Fire engine at a traffic accident on I-95 Tuesday morning. The accident happened in the northbound lane of I-95 near mile marker 96.4, south of Kings Dominion Boulevard. The fire engine was responding to an accident and was parked to block the crews at the scene.

  • Colorado Officer Struck by Stolen Minivan in Dramatic High-Speed Chase

    A Colorado state trooper is seriously injured after trying to stop a man accused of stealing an SUV with a 4-year-old boy inside. Authorities said the unidentified trooper was undergoing surgery Wednesday after being struck by 29-year-old Ryan Stone while putting down stop sticks in a failed effort to stop him. Other stories can be found at: http://www.ktiv.com/story/24956671/2014/03/12/colorado-officer-struck-by-stolen-minivan-in-dramatic-high-speed-chase http://www.startribune.com/nation/249732431.html

  • Michigan: State Trooper Injured, Struck In Patrol Car Along I-96

    A Michigan State Police trooper is resting at home after he was involved in an accident while assisting another motorist along the freeway. The trooper was policing a crash, Wednesday, on the entrance ramp from Outer Drive to eastbound I-96, when he was hit.

  • Ilinois: Two Injured When IDOT Vehicle Struck

    Two people were injured in a crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 57. It happened around 1:30 p.m. on northbound I-57 at mile post 66. Illinois State Police say a 2008 GMC Denali SUV hit a attachment on the back of an IDOT truck that was stopped in the left lane. Police say the IDOT truck was using its lights and arrow signal to direct traffic away from crews repairing potholes.

  • Illinois Highway Workers Injured

    A two vehicle crash involving an Illinois Department of Transportation truck sent two people to local hospitals for treatment on Tuesday. It happened around 1:30 p.m. on Interstate 57 at mile post 66. The IDOT truck was assisting with traffic control for a lane patching operation to repair potholes left from recent winter snow removal. The truck was stationary in the left lane with the truck's lights and arrow board activated.

  • Illinois Trooper Struck While Making an Arrest

    An Illinois State Trooper making a DUI arrest is hit from behind while filling out paperwork in his cruiser. The trooper had just placed a DUI suspect in the rear seat of his cruiser, when a vehicle traveling east bound on I-64 struck the rear of the troopers cruiser from behind at milepost 3.

  • New York: Officer Hit By Car During Police Chase

    A Buffalo Police officer was injured late Friday night after he was hit by a car. Both people in the car are from the Rochester area.

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