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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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  • Texas: Officer Injured in Near-Downtown San Antonio Crash November 1, 2013 · Texas Law Enforcement

    A San Antonio police officer was injured and his patrol vehicle was totaled late Friday morning, when he was struck by a pickup while protecting another officer changing a flat tire in a dangerous spot.

  • Washington: Hwy 101 Blocked for Hours After Truck Strikes Trooper’s Car November 1, 2013 · Washington Law Enforcement

    Highway 101 just south of Shelton was blocked for more than four hours Thursday after a Washington State Patrol trooper’s car was struck by another driver.

  • Georgia: Police Officer Hit by Teen Driver Released From Hospital November 1, 2013 · Georgia Law Enforcement

    A Sylvester Police officer hit by a pickup truck while directing traffic outside Worth County High School Wednesday afternoon was released from Phoebe Putney Hospital Wednesday night. We're told Melanie Rodriguez is banged up but doesn't have any broken bones.

  • Georgia: Sylvester Police Officer Struck by Vehicle October 31, 2013 · Georgia Law Enforcement

    Sylvester Police Officer Melanie Rodriguez is being treated for injuries sustained after being struck by a pickup truck Wednesday afternoon.

  • Maine: Driver, Trooper Injured as Black Ice Causes Accidents in Southern Aroostook October 31, 2013 · Maine Law Enforcement

    Black ice and slick roads caused a pair of accidents here Monday night that injured one driver and a Maine state trooper.

  • Oklahoma: Tulsa Fire Truck Hit During Expressway Traffic Accident October 31, 2013 · Oklahoma Fire

    While on the scene of an accident on the Broken Arrow Expressway, a Tulsa fire truck was hit from behind by another vehicle. Officials say crews were working on a two-car collision in the eastbound lanes of the highway near Sheridan Road when a pickup drove through the hazard cones and crashed into the back of a Tulsa fire truck.

  • Maryland: Perryville Fire Police Officer Remains in Critical Condition October 31, 2013 · Maryland Fire Fire Police

    David Barr, Sr., the Perryville Fire Company fire police officer struck by a car on Route 40 Friday evening while directing traffic at an accident scene, remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday night at Christiana Hospital, according to family members. Barr was wearing his reflective vest when he was struck at the scene of a three-car accident on Route 40, but a preliminary police investigation determined sun glare may have been a factor in the collision.

  • New Hampshire: Merrimack School Crossing Guard Struck by Car Monday Morning October 29, 2013 · New Hampshire Other

    A Merrimack school crossing guard received non-life threatening injuries when he was hit by a car outside James Mastricola Upper Elementary School Monday morning October 28, 2013.

  • Oklahoma: Trooper Struck From Behind by Suspected Drunk Driver October 29, 2013 · Oklahoma Law Enforcement

    An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper sustained minor injuries early Sunday morning after being rear-ended by a suspected drunk driver according to spokesperson Betsy Randolph with the OHP. Trooper Mystal Perkins, 23, was on duty and in her patrol car at approximately 2:30 a.m. Sunday when it was struck from behind while she sat at a red signal light at SE 29th and Walker.

  • West Virginia: Trooper Injured by Defendant's Vehicle Says Plea Brings Closure October 29, 2013 · West Virginia Law Enforcement

    Monday brought a sense of closure to State Police Sgt. Aaron Nichols, as the woman accused of severely injuring him while fleeing a mall with stolen clothes entered a guilty plea in Kanawha Circuit Court.