Struck By Incidents

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  • Man Shot, Deputy Injured

    An Elizabeth man shot by Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy was still hospitalized Monday, but the deputy he hit with his car during a traffic stop has been released from the hospital.

  • Off-Duty Philadelphia Officer Arrested Following I-95 Accident

    A Pennsylvania State Trooper was injured in the line of duty early Saturday morning on I-95 after being struck by a vehicle driven by an off-duty Philadelphia Police Officer.

  • Pennsylvania Fire Police Officer Struck While Directing Traffic

    A fire police officer’s legs were broken Thursday when he was run over while directing traffic near a Washington County crash, the officer and a sheriff’s deputy said Friday. William A. Kent, 50, a lieutenant with the Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., fire police, said Friday evening he was “in great pain,” having had emergency surgery Thursday night and facing the possibility of more. Talking by phone from his room at Waynesboro Hospital, Kent said he responded to a crash on Military Road in the Cascade area, close to the Frederick County, Md., and Franklin County, Pa., borders. Near Eyler Avenue, a pickup truck pulling a trailer of lumber was one of the vehicles that needed to be redirected while the road was closed because of the crash, Kent said. After he walked behind the vehicle, the trailer backed up, knocked him down and dragged him several feet, Kent said. Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy J. Kuhnke said John E. Reese, 44, of Boonsboro, was driving the truck pulling the trailer that accidentally hit Kent. Kuhnke said one account at the scene was that Kent was going to help Reese back up and turn around, so Kent walked behind the trailer, but had his back to it and didn’t see it coming toward him. But Kent said he told Reese he was going to clear other traffic first, which is why he had his back to the trailer and wasn’t expecting it to move. Kuhnke said no charges will be filed. Kent, who lives in Blue Ridge Summit, said he’s looking at six to nine months of recovery, depending in part on whether he has more surgery. The original crash that required traffic control happened at about 3:20 p.m. on Military Road. A report says Patricia A. Poffenberger, 46, of Pennsylvania, was driving a Buick and David B. Crampton, 46, of Pennsylvania, was driving a Ford Ranger. Kuhnke said Crampton’s truck, going west on Military Road, collided with Poffenberger’s Buick, which was making a left onto Military Road from Highfield Road to go east. Kuhnke said Poffenberger was trapped in her vehicle after the crash and had to be removed. He said she was taken to a local hospital, but he didn’t know her condition Friday evening. Poffenberger was not listed as a patient Friday at either Waynesboro Hospital or Washington County Hospital.

  • Tough Recovery Ahead for Clearwater, Florida Firefighter

    A Clearwater firefighter whose legs were crushed when he was hit by a vehicle was released from St. Cloud Hospital Tuesday, but he faces a long, arduous recovery.

  • Colorado Police Arrest Driver Who Hit Deputy With Car

    A Denver sheriff's deputy was released from the hospital Thursday afternoon after he was struck by a car being driven by a narcotics suspect.

  • Maryland Fire Police Officer Struck While Directing Traffic

    A fire police officer was struck by a car Thursday afternoon while directing traffic at an accident scene at Military Road and Highfield Road in Washington County, according to the Franklin County Department of Emergency Services.

  • Pennsylvania Police Look For Truck Driver Who Killed Retired State Trooper

    Pennsylvania state police said a retired trooper checking on his broken-down car was hit by a truck and killed.

  • Colorado Police Search for Man Who Ran Over a Denver Deputy

    A search is on for a man who apparently ran over a Denver sheriff's deputy about 7:30 a.m. today after deputies went to the 1200 block of South Knox Court to arrest him.

  • SUV Strikes Fire Vehicle Being Washed at a Ft. Lauderdale Station

    An SUV crashed into a fire-rescue truck that was being washed at a Ft. Lauderdale fire station Thursday morning, sending two firefighters, a paramedic trainee and the car's driver to the hospital, an official said.

  • Albany, New York Police Shoot and Kill Man After he Struck an Officer With His Car

    A 37-year-old man shot and killed by Albany police Tuesday night struck an officer and pinned him against a fence before being shot, according to police officials.

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