Struck By Incidents
News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.
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Danville, Ohio Police Officer Injured by Suspect's Vehicle in Pursuit
A Danville police officer was seriously injured this morning when he was struck by a suspect's vehicle during a pursuit in Knox County. Officer Chad Lishness was injured at 6:40 a.m. in the incident near Rts. 36 and 62 east of Mount Vernon, according to a "Blue Alert" issued by the Ohio attorney general's office. Another story can be found at: http://www.19actionnews.com/story/22291466/blue-alert-issued-for-suspect-who-struck-knox-co-deputy
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Australia: Cop Struck While Flagging Down Vehicle
A police officer was hit by a speeding scooter while trying to flag down the driver in Beckenham this morning. Another story can be found at: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/police-officer-run-down-by-motorbike/story-e6frf7jo-1226644264470
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Crash Traps Florida Highway Patrol Trooper in Car on S.R. 417
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was stuck inside his patrol car for 45 minutes Thursday after a pickup hit him on the Central Florida GreeneWay. Other stories can be found at: http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/5/16/trooper_injured_afte.html?cid=rss http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/22279370/florida-highway-patrol-trooper-injured-in-sr-417-crash-pickup-driver-arrested
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SUV Driver Charged with Dragging Chicago Cop
A South Side woman who had parked her car in an alley refused to yield to a marked police squad car, then grabbed a Chicago police officer and dragged her as the SUV with two children inside sped backwards down an alley, prosecutors said. Another story can be found at: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-05-15/news/chi-suv-driver-charged-with-dragging-chicago-cop-20130515_1_police-officer-gresham-district-officer-suv-driver
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Chicago Officer OK After Being Hit by Car on South Side
A female Chicago police officer was dragged for about a half-block after being struck by a car near West 83rd Street and South Kerfoot Avenue Another story can be found at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-suv-driver-charged-with-dragging-chicago-cop-20130515,0,1743545.story?track=rss
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Illinois Firefighter's Death Leads to Reckless Homicide Charges
A reckless homicide charge has been brought against the driver of a semitruck that struck and killed one firefighter and injured five others March 5 at an accident scene near Hudson. Other stories can be found at: http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Driver-indicted-in-death-of-McLean-County-firefighter-207045271.html http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020963455_apilfirefighterdeathcharges.html?syndication=rss
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La Mesa, CA Officer Hit by Car After Brief Chase
A police sergeant escaped serious injury early Wednesday when a car, abandoned by a fleeing auto-theft suspect, rolled into him and dragged him about 50 feet down on an East County street. Another story can be found at: http://www.kogo.com/articles/kogo-local-news-125548/la-mesa-police-officer-hit-by-11269399/
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Maryland: Dragged By Fleeing Car, Faces Attempted Murder Charges
A Wicomico County man is charged with holding a state trooper inside his car while trying to flee a traffic stop. Police identified the suspect as 23-year-old Harry F. Wyatt-Swift. They reported Wyatt-Swift was stopped by a trooper from the Salisbury Barrack on Tuesday for speeding and suspected DUI.
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Indiana Trooper Injured While Responding to Crash
An Indiana State police trooper is recovering Tuesday night from minor injuries after he was hit while responding to a crash. Another story can be found at: http://www.indystar.com/article/20130507/NEWS/305070100/1282/NEWS02
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Injured Ohio Firefighter Back on the Job
A Dayton firefighter is back on the department full-time, no restrictions. That means a lot since he was hit by a car on an icy highway in March.