Struck By Incidents
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Houston, Texas Toll Road Worker Killed by Speeding Car
A longtime Houston toll road worker has died after a woman accused of drunken driving slammed her speeding car into a concrete barrier near a toll booth, sending the vehicle airborne before it struck the victim standing nearby.
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Massachusetts Man is Interviewed About Hit-Run Injuries to Trooper
As the state trooper struck by a car was taken into surgery yesterday, investigators interviewed a Fitchburg man who said he had details about the Tuesday morning incident in a highway tunnel in South Boston.
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Ohio K-9 Bungee Hit, Killed After Cruiser Door Opens
New Albany's first K-9 officer is killed after an automatic K-9 door opens unexpectedly and the police dog jumps into oncoming traffic.
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Massachusetts State Police Seeking Driver Who Ran Down Trooper
State Trooper Joseph Drane was working a speed enforcement detail early yesterday, when he was struck by a vehicle he was trying to flag down in a highway tunnel in South Boston, officials said.
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Police in Massachusetts Doubting Man's Trooper Hit-And-Run Claims
A man who said he had information about a hit-and-run of a state trooper in Boston on Tuesday morning was questioned by police on Wednesday, but officials have doubts about his story.
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Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Police Officer Hit While Working Traffic Detail
A Shrewsbury police officer was hit and seriously injured Monday night while working traffic control on Main Street. Officer Brian Gerardi, 59, was taken to UMass Medical Center in Worcester after an SUV hit him.
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Tennessee: Speeding Tractor Trailer Strikes Three Emergency Vehicles
A speeding tractor-trailer slammed into three emergency vehicles at a wreck scene early Saturday, narrowly missing about a dozen emergency response personnel, officials said.
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Colorado Officer Struck By Police Cruiser Directing Traffic At U2 Concert
A Denver police officer was hurt while directing traffic after Saturday night’s U2 concert at Invesco Field at Mile High.
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Greenfield, Wisconsin Squad Car Struck By Drunken Driver
A Greenfield police officer escaped injury after a squad car was struck by a suspected drunk driver Sunday night.
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Two Australian Firefighters Struck
TWO firefighters and a pedestrian were hit by a car at the scene of another crash this morning in Melbourne's northwest.