Struck By Incidents
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Alabama State Trooper Struck and Injured
An Alabama State Trooper was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic near Luverne Thursday night, according to the Alabama Department of Public Safety. The trooper was assisting a motorist on Highway 29 two miles north of Luverne just before 6 p.m. when he was struck, according to Trooper Kevin Cook. Another story can be found at: http://www.wtvy.com/home/headlines/Alabama-State-Trooper-248935481.html
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Canada: Police Officer Struck by Snowmobile
A 25-year-old Natuashish man has been arrested and charged in connection with an assault against a police officer in the community last night. The officer was taken to the local clinic for treatment after he was reportedly struck by a snowmobile.
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Indiana State Trooper's Vehicle Struck on I-65
An Indiana State Trooper was taken to a hospital in northwest Indiana Wednesday morning after the squad car he was sitting in was hit by a pickup truck on I-65 near Merrillville. The trooper, Aaron Segrest, 53, a 29-year veteran was sitting in his parked squad car on the outer shoulder of the northbound lanes at around 10 a.m. with his emergency lights on while investigating a two-vehicle accident when the driver of a pickup truck also in the northbound lanes lost control and hit Segrest’s car.
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Pennsylvania: 2 Suspects Sought After Officer Struck By Vehicle In Delaware County
A search is underway for two suspects after a police officer was struck by a vehicle in Delaware County. It happened at 4:20 p.m. on Providence Road near Smedley Park.
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Philadelphia Officer Struck
A Philadelphia Police Officer was struck by a vehicle near the area of 13th and Girard Friday afternoon. The striking vehicle hit another car and then fled the scene towards 5th and Cecil B. Moore Avenue.
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Utah: Unified Police Officer Hit by Alleged DUI Suspect
A man that police say has a history of DUI arrests was taken into custody again Friday after investigators say he smashed into a Unified police officer's patrol car. A man who police say has a history of DUI arrests was taken into custody early Friday after investigators say he smashed into a Unified police officer's patrol car.
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Canada: Police Officer Struck by Vehicle Near Woodbridge
A York region police officer has been taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop near Woodbridge.
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Tennessee Trooper Nearly Killed in 2012 Crash Returns Home Following Surgery
The state trooper who nearly died when a trucker hit his patrol car on Interstate 40 two years ago is back home. Sgt. Lowell Russell returned to Knoxville Wednesday night from San Francisco. Family and friends welcomed him home at McGhee Tyson Airport. Russell suffered a fractured neck and spine in the 2012 crash as well as other injuries. He underwent another surgery last week. It's hoped Sgt. Russell will have more mobility in his neck as a result
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Texas Deputy Struck by SUV Released From Hospital
A Smith County deputy whose vehicle was hit from behind by an SUV Wednesday morning April 5, 2014 has been released from the hospital on Wednesday evening, hospital officials say.
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Florida: Slashing Victim Crashes into Patrol Vehicle on Way to ER
A Fort Myers police officer suffered minor injuries when his patrol car was struck by a vehicle that was rushing to the emergency room after the driver's throat was slashed Monday evening.