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Struck By Incidents

News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.

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  • Minnesota Officer Recovering After Being Hit by Car March 12, 2012 · Minnesota Law Enforcement

    A Brooklyn Center police officer is recovering after being hit by a car Friday night, according to authorities. The incident happened at 53rd and Colfax Ave. in Brooklyn Center around 7:30 p.m.

  • Police: Driver Aims for Delaware Officer; He Fires Back March 12, 2012 · Delaware Law Enforcement

    Police are looking for a man who allegedly drove an SUV head-on into an unmarked Laurel police cruiser, then backed up and tried to run down the officer.

  • Alleged DUI Driver Stricks Rhode Island Police Cruiser March 10, 2012 · Rhode Island Law Enforcement

    Darren W. Preston, age 32, of 5A Orchard Hill Rd. Oxford, MA, crashed into a Burrillville Police Cruiser Saturday morning and was later charged with DUI. (photo courtesy of Burrillville PD)

  • Minnesota Officer Struck and Injured March 10, 2012 · Minnesota Law Enforcement

    A Brooklyn Center Police officer was hospitalized Friday night after being hit by a car, authorities said. The accident happened at the intersection of 53rd and Colfax Avenues in Brooklyn Center just before 8 p.m.

  • Video Disputes a Dallas, TX Officer's Claim He Was Hit by Fleeing Driver March 10, 2012 · Texas Law Enforcement

    A local news outlet has obtained exclusive video that appears to show a Dallas Police officer may have lied about being assaulted by a driver.

  • South Carolina Trooper Hit by Car During Traffic Stop March 8, 2012 · South Carolina Law Enforcement

    Authorities say a state trooper was injured after his patrol car was rear-ended as he tried to stop another car from speeding near Columbia. Richland County deputies said the wreck happened on I-20 near Interstate 77 around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

  • Florida Deputy Struck by Trailer, Receives Minor Injuries March 7, 2012 · Florida Law Enforcement

    A deputy suffered minor injuries Tuesday morning when he was struck by a trailer while directing traffic, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said.

  • Georgia Deputy Struck by Car While Arresting Man March 7, 2012 · Georgia Law Enforcement

    A deputy in the midst of an altercation with a man was struck by a car Monday night. According to the Georgia State Patrol, Jasper County deputy Carlos Rhodes found two possible intoxicated men walking in the middle of Pennington Road around 9:30 p.m.

  • Connecticut Fire Truck Struck at Accident Scene March 6, 2012 · Connecticut Fire

    A Fairfield Fire Department ladder truck was hit by a car Monday afternoon while blocking the road for a previous accident. Fairfield firefighters were called to a three-car accident on Black Rock Turnpike around 3 p.m. on Monday. Emergency personnel found one driver unconscious and unresponsive, according to the fire department. As firefighters worked to remove the injured driver from the car, a second accident occurred where a car hit the fire department's ladder truck that was blocking the road, the fire department said.

  • Ohio Highway Trooper Injured in Sunday Night Crash March 6, 2012 · Ohio Law Enforcement

    An Ohio Highway Patrol trooper was injured late Sunday on I-475 near Corey Road in Sylvania Township while investigating another crash at that location, the Ohio Highway Patrol said.