Struck By Incidents
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Texas Deputy Shoots Out Suspect’s Truck Tires
A deputy constable shot out the tires of a man’s truck Wednesday afternoon as the driver tried to hit the deputy while running away, Precinct 3 Constable Derrick Rose said. Officials said the suspect was running because deputies were at his house to arrest a man on outstanding traffic tickets.
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Indiana Officer Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver
A police officer making a traffic stop on the Northeastside was hurt this morning, when a hit-and-run driver slammed into the rear of his squad car. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Linda Jackson said Officer Ryan Archer was sent to Methodist Hospital in serious but stable condition with head and leg injuries.
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California Fire Truck Struck by Suspected Drunk Driver
A suspected drunk driver plowed his car into a fire truck in Sylmar while firefighters were on the scene of another accident.
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Georgia Officer In Induced Coma After Car Strike
A police officer injured after a car hit him Sunday morning has been placed in a medically-induced coma. Daniel LaCoste was in critical condition after being hit while investigating a car wreck on Interstate 20. LaCoste is a veteran officer with DeKalb County police.
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Indianapolis Officer Taken to Hospital After Hit and Run Accident
Metro Police have identified the officer injured in an apparent hit and run accident on the east side. They say Officer Ryan Archer, a 3 year veteran of IMPD suffered head injuries after his squad car was hit by another driver.
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Missouri Police Officer Dragged Nearly Two Blocks by Van
Gladstone police called off a three-hour search Sunday afternoon after they were unable to find the driver of a maroon van that struck an officer and dragged him about two blocks.
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New Developments in Texas Officer's Death Investigation
A preliminary autopsy has revealed the cause of death of a Beaumont Police officer struck and killed by a suspect involved in a chase. That suspect was transported by ambulance from Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth to jail Monday afternoon.
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Maryland Cop Dragged During Drug Stop
Police say a suspected drug dealer ran over and dragged an Ocean City, Maryland officer.
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Texas Deputy Struck by Trailer on U.S. 290
A Harris County Sheriff's Office deputy was injured Sunday morning when she was accidentally struck by a trailer that was being hauled by a witness' vehicle.
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Car kills Baby and Injures California Officer During Downtown Art Walk
A motorist trying to park on Spring Street hopped the curb and struck a stroller carrying Marcello Vasquez. A pedestrian and a police officer are injured. The driver has not been charged.