Struck By Incidents
News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.
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Washington State Patrol Car Damaged in I-405 Hit-and-Run
The Washington State Patrol says a driver left the scene after causing a crash that damaged a trooper's car Wednesday night on Interstate 405 near Kirkland. The trooper was stopped to help a disabled car and another car was slowing to go around when it was struck by the hit-and-run driver and forced into the trooper's car. She had minor injuries. Another story can be found at: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Trooper-hurt-State-Patrol-car-damaged-in-I-405-hit-and-run-256524671.html
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California: San Jose CHP Officer Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver on Hwy. 101
A California Highway Patrol officer is recovering Saturday after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on U.S. Highway 101 in San Jose on Friday night. Two officers were issuing a traffic ticket along on Highway 101 north of Alum Rock Avenue around 10:40 p.m. when the driver of a silver sedan sideswiped the officers' patrol vehicle and hit one of the officers, according to the CHP.
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Virginia Officer Hit by UPS Tractor Trailer
An airport officer is out of the hospital after an UPS tractor trailer hit him on the Dulles Toll Road.
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Washington State Trooper Investigating Accident Struck by Alleged DUI Driver
Two Washington State Patrol vehicles were struck by an alleged DUI driver early Tuesday morning on the Ship Canal Bridge in Seattle, injuring one trooper. According to WSP, the troopers were pulled over on the northbound lane of Interstate 5 to investigate an accident when their vehicles were hit by a passing car. One of the troopers suffered minor injuries.
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Washington: 1 Hurt as Out-of-Control Semi Wipes out Jersey Barriers on I-5
One person was injured and a state trooper was nearly struck when a semi truck lost control and plowed through several concrete barriers on Interstate 5 near Southcenter Mall. The crash happened at about noon Thursday as the trooper and others were at the scene of a previous collision on northbound I-5 south of the Interstate 405 interchange.
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New York State Trooper Injured After His Cruiser is Hit by Car Near Syracuse
State police say a trooper escaped serious injury after a car sideswiped his cruiser while he wrote a traffic ticket along a Syracuse-area highway. Another story can be found at: http://www.njherald.com/story/25305253/ny-trooper-injured-after-his-cruiser-is-hit-by-car
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Off-Duty Seattle PD Officer Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver
An off-duty Seattle police officer was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Sodo around 2 p.m. om Friday April 18.
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South Carolina Fire Truck Struck
A Piercetown Fire Department truck was damaged in a wreck on northbound Interstate 85 at the 29-mile marker on Wednesday. Other stories can be found at: http://www.wspa.com/story/25268448/wreck-involving-a-fire-truck-on-i-85 http://thejournalonline.com/2014/04/17/piercetown-response-truck-rear-ended-while-at-i-85-accident/
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Alabama: Fire Truck Responding to Wreck on I-65 Struck in Limestone County
An Athens Fire Department engine responding to a wreck was struck by a motorist just before 8 a.m. today on Interstate 65 northbound near Huntsville-Browns Ferry Road, according to a city spokeswoman
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Memphis Police Officer Hit by car in downtown Fofficer Hit by Car in Downtown Garagegarage
An MPD officer was hit by a vehicle in a parking garage at Washington Avenue and 4th Street. This is the parking garage across from the Criminal Justice Center. Other stories can be found at: http://wreg.com/2014/04/16/mpd-officer-hit-by-car-in-garage/ http://www.wmctv.com/story/25262185/mpd-officer-hit-by-car-in-parking-garage