Struck By Incidents
News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.
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Canada: 1 Man Dead as Road Crew Workers Struck by Car in Alliston
Two workers on a road crew in Alliston were sent to hospital — where one man later died — after they were struck by a vehicle while painting lines early Friday. The OPP says a man and woman were painting lines on Victoria Street just before 3 a.m. when they were struck by a pickup truck. Police say the man — a volunteer firefighter — was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre with life-threatening injuries. He later died in hospital. The woman was treated at a local hospital and is listed in serious but stable condition.
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Alabama: Officer Still recovering from Struck-By Injuries
A Birmingham officer is continuing on his personal road to recovery after being hit while working a wreck on the interstate. Officer Brandon Smith was hit on I-20/59 by a man who police have charged with driving drunk. It happened the same night Officer Keary Hollis was shot and killed just a short distance away.
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Coliorado: Denver Police Officer Patrolling Construction Zone Hit by Suspected Drunk Driver
A Denver Police officer was hit by a suspected drunk driver early Friday morning in a construction zone near Denver International Airport. The officer was patrolling the construction zone, in an unmarked vehicle, when she was rear-ended, police said.
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New Jersey Officer Struck Dring Traffic Stop
A southern New Jersey police officer remains hospitalized in stable condition after he was struck by an SUV during a traffic stop. Authorities say Monroe Township Patrolman Anthony Vezza was standing near a car he had pulled over Saturday night when an SUV struck his police cruiser and then him. Other stories can be found at: http://www.nbc40.net/story/25841452/police-officer-struck-by-suv-during-traffic-stop http://www.njherald.com/story/25841448/police-officer-struck-by-suv-during-traffic-stop
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Pennsylvania: Fire Police Officer Struck by Vehicle
A fire police officer was struck by a vehicle while detouring traffic from a crash in Manchester Township Sunday morning, according to West Manchester Township Police.
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Texas: Firefighter Struck Crossing Road
A Caldwell volunteer firefighter is recovering in a Bryan hospital after being hit by an 18-wheeler Monday evening. Burleson County authorities say the firefighter was responding to a structure fire on Highway 36 around 6:00 p.m.. The firefighter was crossing the road to get to a fire truck when he was hit by a slow moving 18-wheeler. The firefighter was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan.
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West Virginia: Trooper Struck in Hit and Run on I-77
A trooper with the West Virginia State Police Parkways Authority was struck by a vehicle Thursday morning on Interstate 77 in Mercer County. Another story can be found at: http://www.wvva.com/story/25819412/2014/06/19/trooper-struck-by-vehicle-on-i-77-near-athens
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North Carolina: Trooper Struck After Traffic Stop
A state Highway Patrol trooper is recovering with minor injuries after his vehicle was struck and destroyed following a traffic stop on Tuesday morning June 17.
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Virginia: Deputy Sheriff Injured in Struck-By Incident on I-85
A Dinwiddie sheriff's deputy was injured Saturday while making a traffic stop on Interstate 85. The sheriff's department said the deputy, who was not named, suffered injuries when the man he had pulled over for a traffic violation Saturday around 6:15 p.m. ran over the deputy's foot as he drove off after receiving his traffic summons.
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Maryland: Crash Snarls Traffic on Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Bridge
Traffic was brought to a standstill on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and two people — including a Maryland Transportation Authority police officer — were flown to Maryland Shock Trauma Center following a two-vehicle crash on Kent Island on Wednesday.