Struck By Incidents
News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.
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Massachusetts State Trooper Struck, Hurt by Drunken Driver
A Massachusetts State Police trooper was injured by a drunken driver in Stoneham early Friday morning, police said.
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South Carolina Trooper Hurt in I-26 Crash Out of Hospital
A South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper hurt when he was struck by a vehicle on I-26 has been released from the hospital. Another story can be found at: http://www.live5news.com/story/19129986/sc-trooper-hurt-in-i-26-crash-out-of-hospital
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Durham, NC Police Officer Struck by Tractor-Trailer on I-85
A Durham police officer was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a tractor-trailer driven by a man who was intoxicated, according to Durham police spokeswoman Patrice Andrews.
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Update: Alabama Officer Recovering from Struck-by Injuries
A Tallasee, AL officer is recovering from injuries received from a struck by incident involving a tanker.
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Alabama Police Officer Struck at Highway Tanker Fire
Authorities continue their investigation following two incidents, a tanker fire and the injury of a police officer who was directing traffic backed up because of that fire, early Tuesday morning along Interstate 85.
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Alabama: Soft Drink Truck Overturns on I-65; Deputy Hurt in Second Crash
A commercial truck carrying a load of Mountain Dew soft drinks crashed and overturned along a stretch of Interstate 65 in Lowndes County early Wednesday morning. Authorities subsequently made the decision to shut down the southbound lanes marker 148 between Letohatchee and Fort Deposit. Those lanes reopened around 12:30pm, approximately eight hours after being closed. The truck driver was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with injuries. No other details concerning his condition are currently known. A second crash occurred at the scene around 5:35am when a vehicle collided with a Lowndes County Sheriff's patrol car.
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Kentucky Police Cruiser Hit by Car Sparks Chase That Ends in Crash
Lexington Police say a woman crashed on Newton Pike, at Main Street, after a brief chase. Police say the woman was at a scene on Ashe Street, where officers were responding to a disorder. While there, interviewing the people involved, police say Taranita Black jumped into her friend's car, threw it in reverse, and hit the police officer's car. Police say Black barely missed the officer and the other individual involved.
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Syracuse, NY Cop Struck by Truck During Investigation, Fires 2 Shots
A Syracuse Police officer is okay after being struck by a truck while investigating a series of larcenies involving cars in the city, as well as Onondaga County.
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White Plains, NY Cop Struck by Car; Man Charged With Leaving Scene
A city police officer suffered minor injuries when he was hit by a car early yesterday. The driver, who did not stop, was arrested a few hours later, police said.
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Louisiana Man Booked After Ramming Pickup Truck into Deputy's Vehicle
A LaPlace man has been booked with attempted murder of a deputy and other charges after, authorities say, he fired upon a Reserve couple and then rammed his truck into a sheriff's deputy's cruiser Saturday night in Reserve.