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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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  • Connecticut Trooper Hurt in Merritt Parkway Crash October 19, 2011 · Connecticut Law Enforcement

    An on-duty trooper was injured Tuesday night while working on the Merritt Parkway.

  • Louisiana Inmate Hit by SUV in Critical Condition October 19, 2011 · Louisiana Other

    The Louisiana Department of Corrections inmate worker struck by a vehicle Friday in Alexandria remains in critical condition. Police on Monday released the inmate's name, along with the names of the driver of the Jeep which struck the inmate and the driver of a city of Alexandria sanitation truck who also was injured in the accident.

  • Two Goose Creek, SC FF’s Struck by Suspected Drunk Driver October 19, 2011 · South Carolina Fire EMS

    The City of Goose Creek Fire Dept's Rescue 1 and Medic 9 were operating at an MVA when a suspected DUI entered the scene striking 2 FF's. FF/Medic Christopher Harrison and Captain Michael Altoff were struck by Jessica Lanier after she failed to yield to the emergency scene and plowed into the two men.

  • Caught On Tape: Iowa Trooper, Woman Nearly Hit By Truck October 18, 2011 · Iowa Law Enforcement

    State troopers are warning drivers to move over when approaching emergency vehicles on the side of the road after a close call was caught on dash cam video

  • Virginia Woman Charged with DUI After Hitting State Trooper October 18, 2011 · Virginia Law Enforcement

    A Smithfield woman has been charged with drunken driving after police say she struck a state police cruiser in Southampton County on Sunday night, sending a state trooper to the hospital.

  • California Deputy Injured by Suspected Drunken Driver in Rancho Cucamonga October 16, 2011 · California Law Enforcement

    A San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputy was injured after being struck by a suspected drunken driver early Saturday morning.

  • New Hampshire State Police: Man Arrested After Hitting Cruiser, then Fleeing October 16, 2011 · New Hampshire Law Enforcement

    A Lowell, Mass., man was arrested early Saturday morning after police say he hit a state trooper’s cruiser on the F. E. Everett Turnpike and then fled the scene.

  • Illinois Firefighter, Cop Hit by Cars While Responding to Southwest Side Gas Leak October 16, 2011 · Illinois Fire

    A Chicago firefighter and a police officer working at the site of a gas leak this afternoon in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood were both hit by cars, a Fire Department spokesman said.

  • Connectitcut Officer Struck by Car October 15, 2011 · Connecticut Law Enforcement

    A Meridian police officer is in the hospital after being struck by a car

  • Minnesota Speeding Unlikely to Blame in I-35W Deaths October 15, 2011 · Minnesota Other

    It appears "excessive speed" did not contribute to Thursday's crash, but it remains unclear just how fast the driver, Kirk Deamos, 21, of Raymore, Mo., was traveling, said Lt. Eric Roeske, spokesman for the Minnesota State Patrol. By law, drivers can travel up to 70 mph in the construction zone where the crash happened north of McAndrews