Struck By Incidents
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Minnesota Trooper Recounts Thanksgiving Hit-and-Run Scare
Minnesota State trooper Sam Catlin had a lot to be thankful for Thursday after his overnight patrol shift. Catlin was parked on U.S. 52 north of Rochester early Thursday morning, in the process of arresting an impaired driver, when a 25-year-old Rochester woman sideswiped his patrol car.
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Chicago Officer Hit by Squad Car While Chasing Theft Suspect
A Chicago police officer chasing a shoplifting suspect on foot was injured by a police vehicle responding to the scene on the North Side Friday night.
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Johnson City, New York Police Officer Hit By SUV
A Johnson City Police officer was injured in the Black Friday rush. Just before 2 Friday afternoon, Patrolmen Douglas Eddy was hit in the arm by the mirror of a passing SUV. He was directing traffic in the Oakdale mall parking lot. Eddy was taken to Wilson Hospital where he was treated and released.
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New York Police Officer Struck by Shopper
Shortly before 2 p.m. a Johnson City Police Officer directing traffic near Macy's was hit by a shopper.
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Washington State Trooper Injured in I-5 Crash
A suspected drunken driver was arrested Friday for investigation of vehicular assault after reportedly rear-ending a Washington State Patrol trooper about two miles north of the Seattle Premium Outlet mall.
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Maryland State Trooper Struck While Making Arrest
A Maryland State Trooper responding to a call about a loud party has been hit by a car while trying to make an arrest.
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Maryland Trooper Struck While Making an Arrest
A Maryland State Trooper responding to a call about a loud party has been hit by a car while trying to make an arrest.
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Minnesota Trooper Hit by Drunk Driver Near Rochester
A Minnesota State trooper narrowly escapes injury after his squad car is hit during a traffic stop along Highway 52, early Thanksgiving morning.
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Louisiana Deputy Struck and Dragged
Authorities say a 54-year-old woman slammed her car into a sheriff's deputy and dragged him 50 feet across a parking lot at LSU Earl K. Long Medical Center.
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Michigan Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver
A police officer has been injured by a hit and run driver in Inkster. It happened in front of the Bungalow Motel on Michigan Avenue east of Middlebelt.