Struck By Incidents
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Scotland: Police officer in intensive care after being deliberately struck by a car
Two police officers are in a serious condition after being deliberately hit by a car.
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Connecticut: Manchester Police Officer Struck By Car In Stable Condition
A town police detective was struck by a car Saturday night during a motor vehicle stop.
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Ohio: Clayton officer hit by truck, to spend night in hospital
The driver who struck a Clayton police officer this morning was issued a citation for failure to maintain assured clear distance, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol Dayton Post. The patrol tells us 85-year-old Charles Baker, of Englewood, was driving the Nissan truck that struck Clayton Officer Jim Lock.
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New Jersey: Sheriff's officer struck, seriously injured in Totowa
A Passaic County Sheriff's Officer was hit by a vehicle while working a construction detail, Sheriff Richard Berdnik said.
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Florida: Texting driver hits, injures Daytona officers
Two police officers investigating a crash were injured when a pickup struck one of the parked patrol cars, according to a Daytona Beach police report.
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Pennsylvania: No criminal charges to be filed in Vandergrift traffic incident
State police said no one will be criminally charged regarding a traffic accident last month in which two men were hit by an out-of-control car at a Vandergrift gas station, prompting a police officer to shoot at the car.
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New Mexico: Deputy hit by car in SW Albuquerque
A Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputy was struck by a fleeing suspect in a southwest Albuquerque parking lot Friday night.
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New Mexico: Helicopter struck by suspected drunk driver near Gallup
McKinley County Sheriff’s deputies say an alleged drunk driver ran through barricades to strike a fire truck and medical helicopter.
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Wisconsin: Motorist strikes Hudson squad car on I-94 bridge; officer OK
A Hudson, Wis., police officer assisting a motorist with a flat tire Monday morning narrowly escaped injury when another driver struck her squad car, which was stopped on the I-94 bridge over the St. Croix River.
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Tennessee: Unoccupied MJPD patrol vehicle struck while responders on Interstate-40 emergency scene
An unoccupied patrol vehicle was struck by another car while officers and firefighters were on the scene of a pickup truck bed fire on Interstate 40 West. Around 4:50 p.m., four police vehicles and one fire engine responded to the 227MM to handle a fire in the bed of a pickup truck.