Struck By Incidents
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Arizona: Sierra Vista Police officer & suspect recovering after being struck by car
A Sierra Vista Police officer and a shoplifting suspect were struck by a car on Fry Blvd. near Highway 90.
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Virginia: Worker struck by truck on I-64; driver flees the scene
Virginia State Police are asking for help finding a truck that hit a worker on Interstate 64 in Norfolk Tuesday morning.
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Michigan: Officer, woman struck by car on snowy highway
Police released dash cam footage Thursday of a Feb. 1 crash where an officer and a woman were struck by an oncoming car.
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Maryland: Officer nearly struck by car, fires at man wanted for auto theft
A man wanted for auto theft is in critical but stable condition after trying to hit an officer with a car and then being shot at by the officer, Howard County police said.
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Virginia: Officer Struck in Hopewell
A police officer was transported to the hospital Sunday night after he was struck by a vehicle in Hopewell.
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Massachusetts: Driver arrested after striking Auburn police officer
A Worcester man is being held on $100,000 cash bail by Auburn police after the man allegedly struck a police officer Saturday who was attempting to halt the suspect's vehicle.
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Indiana State Police patrol car struck by impaired driver on I-65
A suspected drunk driver is being listed as the cause of an early morning interstate accident that involved a Indiana State Trooper early Sunday morning.
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Texas: Arlington officer run over twice; suspect killed
A driver fleeing from a traffic stop was shot and killed by Arlington police after twice running over the officer that pulled him over.The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office identified him as Tavis Crane, 23.
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New Jersey: Suspect hit Vineland officer with vehicle
Police, responding to a suspicious vehicle call, arrested a city man who allegedly struck a police officer and police cruiser with his vehicle before he was tracked down by a K-9 team after fleeing the area on foot.
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North Carolina: Woman shot after hitting Spring Lake officer with car
Officer Milton Deleon responded to a report of a careless and reckless driver in the 800 block of Lillington Highway at about 8:40 p.m. Authorities said Deleon pulled over the vehicle and began speaking to the driver, 24-year-old Melanie Wensel, of Spring Lake. Wensel then fled from the traffic stop, hitting the officer with the vehicle. Captain Charles Kimble said Deleon was struck in his lower extremities but it is not clear if Wensel was aiming for the officer.eleon fired his service weapon, striking Wensel as she fled, police said. Wensel's daughter, who was sitting in the seat behind Wensel, was not injured. She was turned over to her father.