Struck By Incidents
News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.
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Texas Trooper Dives to Safety in Three-Car Accident
A DPS trooper suffered a chipped tooth after diving to safety to avoid getting struck by a car in a three vehicle incident Friday afternoon.
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Virginia Trooper Hit in Route 29 Accident Released From Hospital
The state trooper officials say was hit by a car on Route 29 in Amherst County is out of the hospital. Trooper Dan Wilson's supervisor says he was released from Lynchburg General sometime this afternoon and returned to his home in Campbell County. Last Wednesday, Wilson was seriously injured and a Buckingham County man was killed when police say a car plowed into them on Route 29.
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Florida Officer Injured After Being Struck by Taxi
A Miami Shores police officer was injured while directing traffic after a taxi cab hit him.
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Horse and Mounted Officer Nearly Hit in Hendersonville, TN Getaway
A departmental police horse and a mounted officer were nearly hit in Hendersonville, Tennessee getaway attempt.
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Massachusetts Troopers Shoot At Fleeing DUI Suspect
Massachusetts State Police shot at a driver who struck a trooper after fleeing a sobriety checkpoint early Sunday morning, spokesman David Procopio said.
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SUV Hits, Injures Off-duty Texas Deputy
An off-duty deputy was hit while he was on his motorcycle directing traffic at a funeral on Saturday. Investigators said the deputy was working an extra job and directing traffic for a funeral on Martin Luther King and Bellfort when he was struck by an Isuzu Rodeo. Police said that SUV then dragged the deputy across two lanes of traffic.
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Kentucky Officer Hit by a Truck While Working Accident Scene
An Louisville Metro PD officer is recovering from non-life threatening injuries after a man suspected of driving while intoxicated plowed into another accident investigation underway. It happened on the Gene Snyder near New Cut Road.
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Kentucky Police Officer Struck by Drunk Driver
A Louisville Metro police officer was injured early Sunday morning after being struck by a drunk driver on the Gene Snyder freeway.
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Virginia DOT Worker Hit by Car on Job on I-64
A Virginia Department of Transportation employee was struck by a car on Interstate 64 Wednesday after a motorist drove through a marked work zone.
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Virginia State Trooper Who Was Hit by Car Moved Out of ICU
According to a news release, Trooper D.T. Wilson's condition is improving. He is now out of the intensive care unit, but is still at Lynchburg General Hospital. Wilson is said to be alert and in good spirits.