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Struck By Incidents

News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.

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  • Maryland: Driver hits fire truck intentionally blocking lanes October 19, 2015 · Maryland Fire

    A Maryland volunteer fire department fire truck that was helping block cars from driving to close to a crash scene was struck by a van Thursday night, leading to one critical injury. Still, the blocking maneuver is necessary, says Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Chief Spokesman Mark Brady.

  • Texas: Sunland Park police officer hit by suspected drunken driver October 14, 2015 · Texas Law Enforcement

    Police say a suspected drunken driver they say ran over an officer's foot, hit a squad car and led police on a chase has been caught.

  • New Hampshire: State police patrol car struck on I-93 October 14, 2015 · New Hampshire Law Enforcement

    At 4:14 p.m. Sunday, authorities received a 911 call reporting that a 2002 Ford Explorer was traveling south on Interstate 93 in Thornton, weaving in and out of traffic and cutting motorists off.

  • Washington: Car strikes tow truck on Highway 305 October 14, 2015 · Washington Towing & Recovery

    A Bremerton woman was arrested after crashing her car into a tow truck early Sunday on Highway 305.

  • Texas: Firefighters Survive Close Call On I-35; Charges Possible October 14, 2015 · Texas Fire

    Officials late Tuesday afternoon identified the two Waco firefighters who were injured when a car traveling at 70 miles per hour struck their parked truck as they battled a grass fire along Interstate 35 as Eric Riser, the officer in charge at the scene, and Terry Rouse.

  • Michigan: Macomb deputies giving DUI ticket hit by 2nd drunk driver October 14, 2015 · Michigan Law Enforcement

    Two Macomb County Sheriff's Office police cruisers and a car they pulled over for suspected drunken driving were hit by a second drunken driver Saturday in Macomb Township, authorities said.

  • New York: Avon man almost hits deputy, charged with felony DWI October 14, 2015 · New York Law Enforcement

    An Avon man is facing several charges after deputies say he almost hit them with his SUV.

  • North Carolina: Erratic driver hits 2 police cars before crashing October 14, 2015 · North Carolina Law Enforcement

    A woman was taken to the hospital after Gastonia police said she hit multiple cars and a fire hydrant Thursday afternoon.

  • Florida: Man Picks Absolute Worst Time to Hit Deputy's Car October 14, 2015 · Florida Law Enforcement

    Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and in the wrong state of mind. Deputies and aviation unit members from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office had just made a head-turning find in a mangrove patch near Tampa, Fla., Sunday night when a second head-turning thing happened. Undercover officers were in the process of removing almost 70 (yes, 70) mature pot plants—weighing 77 pounds and worth a street value of nearly $115,000—near a Courtney Campbell Causeway boat ramp when there was a crash, WFLA reports.

  • Utah: Woman nearly strikes Utah trooper in Interstate 15 crash October 14, 2015 · Utah Law Enforcement

    Authorities say a Cedar City woman has been hospitalized after she rolled her vehicle and nearly struck a Utah Highway Patrol trooper conducting a traffic stop.