Struck By Incidents
News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.
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Ohio Paramedic Hit By Car At Crash Scene
A paramedic was hit by a car while responding to another crash Wednesday afternoon in Youngstown. Police said a Rural Metro ambulance was on the scene of a crash on the Himrod Avenue Expressway around 2 p.m. A paramedic was treating the victim of the first crash when another car came up and sideswiped the disabled vehicle.
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Delaware Police Officer Dragged by Suspect's Car
Authorities in Delaware say that a suspect allegedly dragged a police officer who was attempting to stop his car. The incident began shortly before 2:00 Tuesday afternoon on the 500 block of South Dupont Highway.
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New York Officer Hit by Car at Accident Scene
A Gates police officer is recovering after getting hit by a car Tuesday night. It happened around 7:20 p.m. Police say she was directing traffic from an earlier crash on Lyell Road and Appian Drive when she was hit by a car.
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Man Crashes Truck into North Carolina Patrol Car After Chase
The North Carolina Highway Patrol arrested a man after he crashed into a patrol car during a chase on Interstate 77 Tuesday.
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New Jersey State Trooper Injured in Crash While Assisting Newark Police
A state trooper was injured after his vehicle was crashed into while assisting a Newark police operation near S. 16th Street and Avon Avenue, officials said.
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Driver was Texting in Missouri Traffic Pileup
A 19-year-old driver was texting just before his pickup truck, two school buses and a tractor truck collided in a deadly pileup on an interstate highway in Missouri last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday.
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Texas Motorcycle Officer Struck During Funeral Procession
A Pasadena police officer is recovering after being knocked off his motorcycle Monday morning. Alert, but in a lot of pain -- that's the description of a longtime Pasadena police sergeant who was hit by a car while helping clear traffic for a funeral procession.
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Washington Trooper Injured When Goldendale Man Hits Patrol Car and SUV
A Washington State Patrol trooper was treated and released from a local hospital Sunday when his patrol car was struck while at an accident scene.
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Woman Leaves Bar, Hits Louisian Deputy Car
After leaving a bar, a woman hit a deputy’s cruiser and ended up with an arrest on a third DWI offense charge, Laforuche Parish sheriff’s deputies said.
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Alabama Officer Struck While on Motorcycle Uninjured
A Birmingham police officer riding a motorcycle was struck by a vehicle at the bottom of the southbound I-65 ramp at the U.S. 31 exit Friday afternoon at approximately 3 p.m.