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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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  • Arizona Deputy Opens Fire on Man December 30, 2011 · Arizona Law Enforcement

    A Pinal County Sheriff's deputy opens fire on a man he is trying to pull over late Thursday night in Casa Grande. At about 11:42 p.m., deputies taking part in a DUI task force tried to pull a man over in the area of Gilbert Avenue and 8th Street, but he wouldn't stop his Chevrolet Tahoe.

  • Man Charged In Wisconsin Officer Hit-And-Run Crash December 30, 2011 · Wisconsin Law Enforcement

    Charges have been filed against a man that police believe struck and critically injured an officer on Christmas day. Juan Alvarado, 19, has been charged with first degree reckless injury and recklessly endangering safety in a crash that injured Officer Frank Vrtochnick.

  • Pennsylvania State Trooper Injured in Chester County Crash December 30, 2011 · Pennsylvania Law Enforcement

    A Pennsylvania State trooper's in the hospital in serious condition with a broken pelvis and internal bleeding after his car was broadsided Thursday by an alleged drunk driver.

  • Pennsylvania Trooper Struck by Drunken Driver December 30, 2011 · Pennsylvania Law Enforcement

    A Pennsylvania State Trooper was seriously injured Thursday when a drunken driver hit his patrol car, police say. The accident happened at about 2 p.m. on U.S. Route 1 between Route 82 and Kennett Square.

  • Stanislaus County, California Sheriff’s Deputy Hit By Car While Collecting Evidence December 30, 2011 · California Law Enforcement

    A Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Deputy has been hit by a car while investigating a shooting. The accident happened about 6:45 a.m. at Santa Fe Avenue just north of 7th Street in Hughson. A Stanislaus County dispatcher tells CBS13 that the female deputy is a Crime Scene Investigator and she was in the middle of Santa Fe Avenue collecting evidence.

  • Woman Charged in Crash with PA State Trooper December 30, 2011 · Pennsylvania Law Enforcement

    Shortly before 1:00pm Thursday afternoon, he was rammed by a Chrysler Pacifica driven by Heather Delong of Glen Mills. State Police say his cruiser was parked in a grassy median when it was struck on the driver's side. According to police, Delong was traveling northbound on the US Route 1 bypass near Kennett Square attempting to pass a car on the right when she lost control and plowed into the grass median slamming into the side of the trooper's cruiser.

  • Woman Identified in Wreck with Colorado Fire Truck December 30, 2011 · Colorado Fire

    Aurora Police have identified the person who was allegedly at fault in a wreck with a fire truck. One person was taken to the hospital on Wednesday evening after a car went into the path of a fire truck that was responding to a call.

  • Pennsylvania: SUV Drifts From Tow Truck, Hits Operator December 30, 2011 · Pennsylvania Towing & Recovery

    A tow-truck operator was injured when the vehicle he was picking up drifted backward, running him over.

  • Suspect Arrested in Chicago in Hit-Run of Milwaukee Officer December 30, 2011 · Wisconsin Law Enforcement

    Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in Chicago in an alleged hit-and-run that critically injured a uniformed police officer in Milwaukee. Officer Frank Vrtochnick, 37, was struck Sunday afternoon as he stood outside his squad car by a motorist who drove on the wrong side of the road and jumped a curb. The driver fled after the crash.

  • Car Involved In Milwaukee Officer Hit-And-Run Located December 29, 2011 · Wisconsin Law Enforcement

    Milwaukee police have taken possession of a car believed to be involved in the Christmas day hit-and-run crash that critically injured a city police officer.