Struck By Incidents
News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.
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New York City PD Officer Struck by Car in Midtown While Chasing Suspect
An NYPD officer received minor injuries Tuesday afternoon during a foot chase in Midtown after being hit by a car.
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Texas: Austin Police, EMS Vehicles Struck in Four-Vehicle Wreck in East Austin
An Austin police vehicle and ambulance were struck in a four-vehicle wreck in East Austin early Wednesday, sending two emergency responders to a nearby hospital, officials said. The wreck happened around 2:38 a.m. near the intersection of 12th Street and Airport Boulevard when a driver struck several vehicles near the intersection, an Austin police official said. Another story can be found at: http://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/crash-with-apd-and-ems-hurts-5-people
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Maryland: Bel Air Police Officer Directing Traffic Struck by Car
A Bel Air police officer has been struck by a car. According to police, it happened at Williams Street at Nichols Street. Another story can be found at: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/belair/ph-ag-belair-police-officer-struck-1122-20131120,0,5781309.story
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Washington: Seattle Police Officer Injured in Sodo Collision
A Seattle motorcycle officer was taken to Harborview Medical Center in satisfactory condition Monday morning after being struck by a vehicle in Sodo, reports say.
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Delaware: Woman Charged With Third DUI After Hitting U of D Officer
A 29-year-old Dover woman has been charged with her third DUI after hitting a University of Delaware officer who was directing traffic and then hitting the back of a vehicle that was stopped, Newark police said in a release today. Another story can be found at: http://www.newarkpostonline.com/news/article_763e20a9-a311-58bf-8bf4-1111136
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Massachusetts: State Police Cruiser Involved in I-495 Crash
Massachusetts officials say there were no life-threatening injuries when a vehicle crashed into a state police cruiser and another car in a breakdown lane of Interstate 495 in Raynham. State police say the accident happened shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday near the Route 24 interchange.
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Ohio: State Trooper Hurt in Crash on U.S. 23 in Sylvania
An Ohio Highway Patrol trooper from the Toledo post was injured when a pickup crashed into a stopped patrol car about midnight in Sylvania. Jacquelyn Layson, 41, was taken to Toledo Hospital with injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening, according to the patrol. Another story can be found at: http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2013/11/17/Trooper-injured-as-truck-hits-patrol-car.html
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Kentucky: Two People Critically Injured After Rear-Ending Fire Truck on I-64 in Shelby County
"Weather played a role in the first accident," Simpsonville's Fire Chief Ronnie Sowder said. The second happened just before 7:30 a.m. as emergency crews responded to the scene of the first crash when a car rear-ended a fire truck from the Eastwood Fire Department. The Simpsonville fire chief said the truck was responding to a non-injury accident when it was rear-ended by a Dodge with two people inside.
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Maryland: Two Arrested After Striking Officer
A police officer was struck by a car after a traffic stop incident.
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Pennsylvania: Trooper and Easton Woman Injured When Struck in Lower Saucon Crash
A Pennsylvania state police trooper was struck by a vehicle today while he investigated a crash on Route 33. The trooper, a senior patrol member of the Belfast station, was not identified by authorities. Police said the trooper's injuries are not life-threatening. Other stories can be found at: http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2013/11/route_33_ramp_reopened_after_c.html http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/state-police-trooper-pedestrian-hit-by-vehicle-on-route-33/-/132502/23015292/-/8bk1c5/-/index.html