Struck By Incidents

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  • Minnesota: Police officer injured after being hit by SUV while on the scene of a crash

    A Plymouth police sergeant injured her ankle when she was hit by an oncoming SUV while investigating a hit-and-run crash Tuesday night. The State Patrol’s report says 43-year-old Angela Haseman was “out on a crash scene” on Kilmer Lane in Plymouth around 10:45 p.m. when she was struck by a Hyundai Santa Fe that was traveling southbound on the road.

  • Michigan: Dash cam video shows 2 police officers struck by car

    Two police officers were taking information from motorists involved in side-by-side collisions on an icy section of Howard Street early Sunday morning, when another car slammed into the mess. The officers were struck by vehicles involved in that third crash, caused by a man authorities suspect was drunk.

  • Florida: A Deputy struck by fleeing driver, search underway

    The search is underway for a fleeing driver who happened to hit a deputy Friday morning.The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says it happened near Morris Bridge and Copeland Roads Friday sometime before 8 a.m.

  • Michigan: Icy road conditions cause several injuries in crash Sunday

    Michigan State Police responded to a two vehicle crash involving entrapment on US-12 in Niles Township.

  • Massachusetts: Worcester officer struck by SUV while chasing teen wanted on warrants

    A city police officer chasing a 16-year-old wanted on warrants was hit by a sport-utility-vehicle Sunday on Chino Avenue.

  • Michigan: Westbound I-196 closed due to multiple crashes in Grand Rapids

    Police have closed westbound I-196 at College Avenue Monday night while crews respond to crashes in the area. The freeway was closed about 9 p.m. after seven cars crashed on the icy freeway in three separate incidents, police said.

  • Ohio: Fleeing driver nearly hits Dayton officer

    A police officer who jumped out of the way of a fleeing driver Saturday night narrowly missed being hit by the car. Two officers inside a cruiser on patrol at 8:30 p.m. spotted a Chevrolet Impala fail to signal a turn 100 feet ahead before turning from Blueberry Avenue onto England Avenue. The officers activated the overhead lights to initiate a traffic stop when the driver turned onto Kings Highway at a dead-end, according to a Dayton police report. The officers got out of the cruiser after the driver raised his hands in the air. Then the driver began to accelerate at a high rate of speed towards one of the officers as both officers ordered him to stop. According to the officer’s report, “the driver continued on his path towards me, requiring me to take immediate evasive action to avoid being struck by his vehicle.” The officer reported that even after he got out of the way, “the vehicle was still within a foot of striking me.” The car was described as black Chevrolet Impala with a temporary Ohio license tag.

  • Florida: Jacksonville detective receives Purple Heart after being struck by fleeing suspect's car

    Sgt. Randy White says he doesn't remember much immediately after being rammed by a stolen car July 2 near the Mayfair Village Apartments on Beach Boulevard, sending him literally head over heels.

  • Michigan: Two Kalamazoo officers injured after being hit by drunk driver

    Two Kalamazoo Public Safety officers were injured after being hit by a vehicle Sunday morning. Officers were responding to a car accident around 3 a.m. in the 600 block of South Howard Street.

  • Canada: Riverview man arrested after police officer struck by ATV

    An 18-year-old man from Riverview, N.B., was arrested Sunday after a police officer was struck by an all-terrain vehicle during a vehicle stop, according to a written statement from RCMP Cpl. Christa Mitchell. At 4:15 p.m. Sunday an officer from the Riverview detachment stopped an ATV on Country Club Road, Mitchell said

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