Struck By Incidents
News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.
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Atlanta, GA Police Officer Injured in Wreck
An Atlanta police officer is recovering after being involved in a wreck early on Wednesday. It happened on Interstate 20 westbound near Maynard Terrace. Other stories can be found at: http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/20483936/atlanta-police-officer-struck-while-investigating-accident http://www.11alive.com/rss/article/270577/3/Officer-rear-ended-on-I-20
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Dallas, TX Firefighter Hurt in Crash While Working Accident Scene on Central Expressway
Dallas police say that a firefighter and driver were injured early Tuesday when a Ford pickup rear-ended a fire truck, after a series of unrelated police incidents.
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Maryland Police: Driver Who Fell Asleep Hit Trooper on Beltway
Maryland State Police will continue their investigation into a New Year's Day crash that sent a state trooper to the hospital. Officials said the trooper pulled over a vehicle for a traffic stop around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday on the Inner Loop of the Beltway at Greenspring Avenue. When the trooper returned to his car, police said he was rear-ended by another vehicle.
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Michigan State Trooper Hit During Traffic Stop in Warren
A Michigan State Trooper was raced to the hospital Tuesday morning after being hit along Interstate 696 at Van Dyke in Warren. The crash happened around 8:45 a.m. after the officer pulled over a driver for speeding. The police officer involved in the accident has been struck 10 times in his 20 year career - the latest incident was last month.
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Georgia Officer Hit by Civilian Texting While Driving
Charges are pending against a Lee County woman who is accused of ramming into a police car while texting and driving. Police say 22-year-old Lauren Owens' Nissan pathfinder slammed into an Albany police cruiser around 2:30 Tuesday morning, then slammed into a parked car.
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Texas Trooper Hit by Vehicle While Working Wreck
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was hospitalized after being struck by a sport utility vehicle while on the site of an earlier wreck in Colorado County, west of Houston.
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Pennsylvania: Man Slammed Stolen Vehicle into Officer's Cruiser
A 22-year-old Quakertown man was charged with aggravated assault after police said he slammed a stolen vehicle into the side of an occupied police cruiser. Investigators also charged Nikolajs Villafane with the Sept. 30 burglary of the Popeye’s restaurant on Route 309.
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Utah Trooper Hit By Car On Christmas Eve Speaks Out
A trooper hit by a jeep on Christmas Eve spoke out about the incident at a press conference Monday. Trooper Brent Shelby was on the side of the road near 7600 South on I-15 taking care of an accident when he was struck in the right knee by the right front corner of a vehicle. Other stories can be found at: http://fox13now.com/2012/12/31/trooper-hit-by-jeep-speaks-out/ http://www.ksl.com/?sid=23569567&nid=148&s_cid=rss-extlink http://www.abc4.com/content/news/state/story/Trooper-hit-on-Christmas-Eve-asks-drivers-for/z5Prjx4gJ02tZD9qrLu1ww.cspx?rss=1451
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Wisconsin: Deputy’s Squad Car Struck by Suspected Drunk Driver on I-43
A Milwaukee County Sheriff’s deputy was on a traffic stop inside his squad with his emergency lights activated on I-43 northbound at Locust Street shortly after 1 a.m. on Saturday, December 29th when his squad was rammed from behind by a suspected drunken driver. Another story can be found at: http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/deputy-injured-when-struck-by-alleged-drunken-driver-on-i43-cj86qm5-185157221.html
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Indiana Trooper's Vehicle Struck While Working Crash
An Indiana State Trooper and a female whose crash he was working were very lucky not to be seriously hurt when his patrol car was struck by a vehicle. Another story can be found at: http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/local/deputy-okay-after-semi-hit-cruiser