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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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  • Washington: Suspect Allegedly Smiled at Officer, Tried to Run Him Over September 21, 2013 · Washington Law Enforcement

    A Federal Way man who was shot in the shoulder last year after a 44-mile police chase that ended in a gas station parking lot here allegedly looked directly at a Washington State Patrol trooper and smiled before trying to run the law officer down.

  • Massachusetts Trooper Injured When Cruiser is Struck September 18, 2013 · Massachusetts Law Enforcement

    A state troooper suffered minor injuries Monday night when his marked cruiser was hit from behind by a vehicle traveling south near the junction of Interstates 93 and 95 in Canton.

  • Maryland Officer Struck by Motorcycle September 18, 2013 · Maryland Law Enforcement

    A Rising Sun police officer was struck by a motorcycle Tuesday night in a chase that reached speeds of 100 miles per hour.

  • Missouri: Springfield Police Officer Hit By Truck September 16, 2013 · Missouri Law Enforcement

    A Springfield Police officer trying to stop someone from getting free gas at the Kum and Go on East Battlefield and Highway 65 got hit in the process while the gas bandits sped away.

  • Texas: Firefighter Struck by Vehicle Outside Station September 16, 2013 · Texas Fire

    An SUV struck a San Antonio firefighter this morning as he helped a fire truck back into a North Side fire station. Marc Eric Hitchcock, 32, was guiding the vehicle into a stall at Fire Station 6 at 503 W. Russell Place about 8 a.m. when he was hit, officials said.

  • Maryland: Howard County Police Officer Injured in Roadside Crash September 16, 2013 · Maryland Law Enforcement

    A Howard County police officer was injured while conducting a traffic stop on the side of Interstate 70 in Marriottsville late Monday night when an oncoming vehicle crashed into his stopped patrol vehicle, according to Howard County Police.

  • Michigan: Suspected Drunk Driver Hits Fire Engine September 12, 2013 · Michigan Fire

    Flashing emergency lights and traffic cones were not enough to stop a suspected drunken driver from running into a parked fire truck that blocked a traffic lane while crews cleaned up a mess caused by yet another suspected drunken driver. Another story can be found at: http://www.9and10news.com/story/23418111/crews-clean-up-drunk-driving-accident-another-drunk-driver-hits-firetruck

  • Texas: Officer Hit by Drunken Driver in 2003 Dies September 11, 2013 · Texas Law Enforcement

    Officer Mario Valdez, who had returned to the force after being critically injured when a drunken driver slammed into him as he directed traffic in 2003, died Thursday night at Metropolitan Methodist Hospital. He was 41 and a 16-year veteran who worked patrol on the East Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

  • Canada: 4th Arrest Made in Case of Officer Hit by Vehicle in Kitchener September 9, 2013 · Ontario Law Enforcement

    Police say they have arrested the driver of a vehicle that allegedly struck a police officer in Kitchener, Ont., on the weekend of September 8, 2013.

  • Mississippi: Driver That Hit AMR Worker had Cocaine in His System September 9, 2013 · Mississippi EMS

    The man accused of killing a man and injuring an AMR Paramedic appeared in court Tuesday morning. We're learning more about the drugs found in 44-year-old Robert Howard Jr.'s system the night of the accident.