Struck By Incidents
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Charges Filed Against Driver in Wisconsin Rt 201 Crash into Police Car
Excessive speed, poor brakes, and failure to obey the new "move over" law. Police say that's what caused a driver to smash into the rear of a cruiser on route 201 southbound Monday. Charged in the accident is Joshua Dygurt of Marcy, New York.
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Medford, NJ Firefighter Struck by Truck While Directing Traffic
A member of the township's fire police unit was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden on Friday night after being hit by a pickup truck, police said Tuesday. David Angelotti, 28, of Atsion Road, was directing traffic at Routes 70 and 541 when he was struck at 11:19 p.m. by an eastbound Dodge Dakota driven by John E. Macarthur Jr., 61, of Eayrestown Road.
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NJ Man Charged with DWI After Crashing into Parked DOT Truck
A Wrightstown man was charged with driving while intoxicated Friday after his vehicle crashed into an unoccupied Burlington County highway truck, police said Monday.
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Philadelphia, PA Police Search For Driver In Officer Involved Hit And Run
The overnight duty captain of the 39th police district was on patrol just before 4:00 a.m. Sunday morning in Hunting Park when his marked police cruiser was struck from behind by a hit and run driver. The police officer suffered minor injuries while the driver remains at large.
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Sellersville, Pennsylvania Fire Police Officer Struck by Car While on Duty
A Sellersville fire police officer, responding to a motorcycle accident in West Rockhill on Saturday, was struck by a car on Ridge Road near Lawn Avenue.
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New York Cop Car Hit By Drunk Driver Had Replaced Earlier DWI Crash Car
A police officer was rear-ended by a drunk driver Thursday night on Long Island, and the patrol car that was hit was a replacement for a cruiser that was hit by a drunk driver years ago, killing the officer inside.
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NY Cop Hit By Drunk Driver
A Suffolk County police officer survives a dangerous rear-ending with a drunk driver.
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Washington Township New Jersey Police Officer Struck
A Turnersville woman allegedly was driving while intoxicated when her vehicle struck a township police car, injuring an officer, herself and another motorist, authorities said.
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Wisconsin Deputy Shoots at Driver After Being Struck, Injured
A Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office deputy was recovering Wednesday morning from being injured in a hit-and-run crash. The incident happened Tuesday night when the deputy was struck by a driver during a traffic stop, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.
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Man Nearly hits Texas Officer With Car When Asked to Stop
A Killeen man is accused of trying to run over a police officer.