Struck By Incidents
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Maryland: Vehicle Collides With Deputy Sheriff's Cruiser
Worcester County sheriff’s deputy Jennifer Hall was investigating a crash on Meadow Bridge Road in unincorporated Worcester County in which a vehicle overturned, when another vehicle collided with her car, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
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Mchigan: Tow Truck Driver In Hospital After Isabella Co. Accident
A man is recovering Thursday night after he was pinned between a car and a tow truck. The driver of the truck was hit along US-127 south of Shepherd in Isabella County just after 11 Thursday morning. Shepherd police say a wrecker was about to pull off with a vehicle involved in a rollover accident when another car lost control and hit the vehicle attached to the truck. The vehicle that hit the towed vehicle then spun around and hit the tow truck attendant.
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Michigan: White-Out Conditions, Multiple Crashes on I-69 Send 2 People to Hospital
The first crash happened at about 9:45 a.m. when a man driving a pickup apparently lost control of the vehicle, rolled over several times, and ended up in the median, according to Eaton County sheriff’s Sgt. Tom Campbell. Emergency crews had responded to that crash, and law enforcement were slowing down traffic, Campbell said, when a semitrailer slammed into the back of a Chevrolet Impala. The semitrailer ended up in the median, he said
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Ohio Tow Truck Driver Sustains Life-Threatening Injuries
A tow truck driver sustained life-threatening injuries Thursday morning when a motorist struck him as he was preparing a disabled vehicle for towing. Another story can be found at: http://www.whio.com/news/news/crime-law/tow-truck-driver-hit-while-pulling-car-out-ditch/nc2tK/
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Vermont Officer Struck by Stolen Cruiser
A police cruiser was stolen in St. Albans City Sunday evening which began as a high speed pursuit and ended with a police officer and the suspect in the hospital. The high speed chase came to an end after the suspect crashed the cruiser into a telephone pole on Route 104. Police have not released the suspect's name. He was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries sustained in the crash.
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Florida: Tampa Police Officer Struck, Shots Fired
Shots rang out inside a Tampa neighborhood this morning, as police officers pursued a suspect who had hit one of their own with a car. Another story can be found at: http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_tampa/officer-hospitalized-after-hit-by-car
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New York: Trooper Released From Hospital After Northway Crash
The state trooper injured when his patrol car was hit by a tow truck on the Northway Tuesday was released from Saratoga Hospital with what State Police called minor injuries
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Arizona: Mesa Officer Struck by Truck Fleeing Scene
A man is in custody after a traffic stop that led to a Mesa police officer being struck by a fleeing vehicle Tuesday. That vehicle ended up rolled onto its side after a chase.
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Connecticut Police Find Stolen Car That Hit Officer
New Britain Police are looking for the man who struck and dragged a New Britain police officer, while investigating a report of a stolen car.
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Illinois: Trooper, Driver Taken to Hospital
An Illinois State Police squad car was involved in an accident early Tuesday morning on Interstate 74 two miles north of Woodhull. The trooper was parked on the right shoulder Interstate 74 westbound two miles north of Woodhull Tuesday morning, working on a crash in the right ditch.