Struck By Incidents
News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.
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Iceland: Police Officer Injured after Being Hit by Car
A police officer suffered injuries when hit by a car by a group of youngsters in Elliðaárdalur valley in Reykjavík on Monday night. The police officer was called to the valley when a resident requested assistance from the police when the group threw rocks at him outside his home in the valley.
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Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Hit and Seriously Injured on I-80
A Utah Highway Patrol trooper is in serious condition after he was struck by a car on Interstate 80 while investigating a semi-truck accident near Lamb's Canyon. Police said that his injuries are non-life threatening as of right now but he has serious trauma to his arm. Other stories may be found at: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865561043/UHP-trooper-hit-by-car-suffers-arm-injury.html http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=21817823&s_cid=rss-148 http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54742434-78/van-trooper-crash-driver.html.csp http://fox13now.com/2012/08/22/uhp-trooper-hit-at-scene-of-previous-i-80-crash/ http://www.heraldextra.com/news/state-and-regional/utah/uhp-trooper-struck-while-responding-to-i--crash/article_ccedc4de-512f-553b-9f86-faff0fd2328d.html
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Texas Constable Hit by Own Car During Traffic Stop
A suspected drunk driver has been accused in a wreck that injured a Harris County deputy constable when a sports utility vehicle slammed into a squad car during a traffic stop on the Sam Houston Parkway in west Houston early Wednesday morning.
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Hawaii: Honolulu PD Officer Hospitalized After Struck by Vehicle
A Honolulu police officer is in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle early Sunday morning. EMS officials say the 29-year-old male was hit on the H-1 freeway, eastbound direction near the Fort Weaver onramp around 7:30 a.m. According to the HPD traffic division, the officer was assisting a car that spun out and hit the guardrail.
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Ralston, Nebraska Officer Hit by Car
The Ralston Police Department said one of its officers suffered a head injury when he was hit by a car.
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Virginia State Trooper's Vehicle Hit By Drunk Driver on I-495
A Virginia state trooper was struck by a drunk driver while in his patrol car early Saturday morning. Police say Trooper K.S. Fleenor had pulled behind a tow truck along I-495 in Fairfax County at Tysons Corner, to aid the tow truck while it was removing a vehicle involved in a crash. Other stories may be found at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/virginia-trooper-injured-in-crash-involving-intoxicated-driver-police/2012/08/19/270de41c-ea16-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_blog.html?wprss=rss_crime http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/aug/19/va-state-trooper-injured-i-495-crash-ar-2141708/ http://dcist.com/2012/08/virginia_trooper_and_tow_truck_driv.php http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Va-State-Trooper-Struck-By-Drunk-Driver-166687586.html
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Youngstown, OH Officer Hit by Stolen ATV
A police officer was sent to the hospital early Wednesday after a woman hit him with a stolen All-Terrain Vehicle.
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Virginia.Officer Struck Last Friday in Critical Condition
The police officer who was struck by a vehicle Friday evening remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday, according to police.
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Florida Deputy Struck by Motorist While Working On-Scene at Fatal Traffic Crash
Another Bay County Sheriff's deputy was involved in an accident while on patrol, this time while re-directing traffic after a fatal drunk-driving car wreck Sunday morning in Panama City Beach.
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New Jersey State Trooper Hit by Fleeing Vehicle, Shots Fired in Deptford Township
A driver has crashed into two New Jersey State Police cars in an incident that led a trooper to fire a gun. State Police Maj. Gerald Lewis says it all began at about 9:20 a.m. Friday when a trooper tried to pull over an erratic driver in a red Toyota on Route 55 in Deptford Township.