Struck By Incidents
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Kentucky: Jessamine EMS worker struck by vehicle
A Jessamine County EMS worker was struck by a vehicle Thursday night and has been taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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West Virginia: Two Police Cars Struck near Interstate by Drunk Driver
Two police cruisers suffered damage Thursday night Nov. 5 when struck near Interstate 64 by a 73-year-old driver cited for DUI.
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Canada: Tow truck driver hit by GO train had been trying to direct traffic
Randy Muzzi, a 54-year-old tow truck driver, had been called out to an accident site near Ninth Line and Derry Rd. early Friday morning.
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Pennsylvania: • Police searching for 3 people after officer is hurt
Authorities said it happened on the 100 block of Hanover Street at Water Street in Glen Rock. The officer was investigating a complaint about suspicious activity.
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Connecticut: Durham volunteer firefighter suing department, truck driver
A volunteer firefighter injured after being struck by an engine truck while fighting a fire on Edwards Road in Durham in April 2014 is suing the driver of the truck and the Durham Volunteer Fire Company in Middlesex Superior Court.
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Alaska: Police dog nabs drunken driver who struck officer, patrol car & house
An Anchorage police dog is being commended for catching a felony drunken driver whose vehicle hit a police officer, a patrol car and a house in his effort to escape officials early Wednesday in the Abbott Loop area, police say.
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Ohio: Fleeing man tries to hit firefighter, crashes twice
A Mansfield man was arrested Wednesday after police alleged he tried to run over a firefighter and caused two crashes while fleeing from authorities.
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Pennsylvania: Police officer struck by vehicle in Glen Rock
The officer dragged by a car for about 50 yards while investigating suspected drug activity is expected to make a full recovery.
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Ohio: Police dog accidentally struck, killed by vehicle
Police in central Ohio say a K9 officer camping with her police officer handler was accidentally struck and killed by a vehicle.
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Massachusetts: Worcester police officer fires shots at vehicle before 19-year-old driver allegedly strikes him with car
A Worcester police officer fired two shots at a car driven at him by a Worcester man police say struck the officer in the leg and foot with the vehicle Tuesday morning.