Struck By Incidents
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Australia: Police Officer Hit by Car While Chasing Suspect
A police officer has suffered head and leg injuries when he was hit by a car while trying to apprehend a suspect. Police say two officers found a stolen car bogged on the Reid Highway at Malaga last night.
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Australia: Two Killed as Truck Hits Breakdown Operation on Highway
A tow truck driver was helping a woman whose car broke down on the Hume Highway. Now they are both dead after a truck hit them. The truck was travelling south when it hit the man and woman, and both died by the highway, police say. The male truck driver has been taken to hospital suffering from shock, and will undergo blood and urine tests.
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Iowa Driver Ticketed in Deadly I-80 Accident
A driver suspected of fatally hitting a Shelby firefighter on Interstate 80 in western Iowa has been ticketed for driving without proper registration. The incident happened last September.
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South Dakota Trooper Hit By Car Talks About Crash
The South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper who was hit by a vehicle last week is talking publicly for the first time about her close call. Lyndsey Dubbelde is still recovering from her injuries, but in her first television interview since the crash, Dubbelde has a message for all drivers.
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Truck Slams Into State Vehicle In DeKalb County, Alabama
Alabama State Troopers are investigating an accident on Interstate 59 involving a truck and a state DOT vehicle. It happened about 11 a.m. in DeKalb County, near the Etowah-DeKalb County line between mile marker 209 and 210 southbound.
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South Dakota Trooper Hit By Vehicle Recovering
A South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper who was hit by a vehicle is expected to be back at work in a few weeks.
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Iowa: Officer Hit Directing Traffic Case Goes To Trial
Jury selection is underway Monday in the case of a man accused of hitting and nearly killing a Des Moines police officer last suummer.
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Connecticut Officer Clipped by Passing Car
A police officer is expected to be okay after he was struck by the mirror of a passing car.
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Suspect Facing Charges In Maryland Police Involved Shooting
A man accused of accelerating a pickup truck toward a police officer now faces charges including attempted murder and assault.
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California Highway Patrol Officer Struck by Car on Highway 17 near Scotts Valley
A California Highway Patrol officer sitting in his vehicle was struck by a car that lost control on the rain-slick Highway 17.