Struck By Incidents
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Firefighter Dressed as a Bear - Ran Over at Carnival in England
A firefighter dressed as a bear was run over by a fire engine during Torrington Carnival on Saturday night.
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Maryland State Police: Trooper Shoots Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop
Maryland State Police say a 23-year-old man was shot and wounded by a state trooper early Tuesday after he fled from a Salisbury traffic stop while holding the trooper inside his car. Another story can be found at: http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/05/07/maryland-state-trooper-shoots-dui-suspect-who-tried-to-flee-from-sobriety-test/
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Stolen Pick up Truck Crashes into Washington, D.C. Police Cruiser
D.C. police arrested three people Monday after a pursuit of a stolen vehicle that crashed into a police car and another vehicle as it sped through Northeast Washington.
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Massachusetts: Springfield Police Officer Hit by Car
A Springfield police officer has been taken to the hospital, after being hit by a car on Sumner Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Another story can be found at: http://www.cbs3springfield.com/story/22184496/springfield-officer-struck-by-car-while-working-road-detail
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Oregon: Tow Truck Driver Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash
Police have the right-side mirror from a car that hit a tow truck driver Sunday night on a Salem street. They're looking for the driver of the car that left the scene. Police say the driver was loading a vehicle and had emergency lights activated when he was knocked down. Medics took him to Salem Hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
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Alabama Officer Struck by Vehicle After Making Traffic Stop
A Daleville patrol officer was struck by a vehicle Friday evening while performing a traffic stop on the westbound lane of Highway 84 near the Level Plains line.
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Orangeburg, SC Trooper Struck by Car Receives Purple Heart
Trooper First Class Howard F. James was honored with the Purple Heart after being injured while responding to an accident.
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Texas: Lubbock EMS Helps Hellow Paramedic Who Was Hit by Van
Helping people in need comes naturally to Jason Cook, so even though the Lubbock UMC paramedic was off duty, he stopped to help when he passed by a car accident. Little did he know, he would be the one who ended up in the back of the ambulance that day.
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Pennsylvania: PennDOT Worker Hit by Car, Rushed to Hospital
A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation employee was rushed to Allegheny General Hospital Wednesday morning after being hit by a vehicle in Monongahela.
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New Jersey: Rockaway Borough Police Officer Hit by Car
Sgt. Michael Gosden was struck by an oncoming motorist at 12:50 a.m., Tuesday, April 9 while he was backing up fellow officer David Flynn on a motor vehicle stop’