Struck By Incidents
News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.
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Texas Deputy Dragged & Hurt, Suspect Caught After 125 mph Chase
A Jasper County Sheriff's Department deputy is recovering at home from injuries he received when a man dragged him with a car, and the suspect is in custody after being captured by Silsbee Police following a pursuit.
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Massachusetts Man Charged with DWI After Crash into New Hampshire Police Cruiser
A Massachusetts man was charged with aggravated drunken driving after he struck a parked State Police cruiser on the F.E.Everett Turnpike with the Trooper inside during a traffic stop.
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Massachusetts State Police Cruiser Hit in Foxboro
An unoccupied state police cruiser was struck by another vehicle on the ramp from Interstate 495 North to Interstate 95 South Friday afternoon in one of two accidents involving state police.
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Out-of-Control Car Kills 2 Highway Workers on 35W in Burnsville, Minnesota
A busy road construction season turned deadly Thursday when two highway workers were killed by a car that plowed into them alongside Interstate 35W in Burnsville. Craig D. Carlson, 47, of Ramsey, was thrown about 50 feet and died at the scene. Ronald Rajkowski, 44, of St. Joseph, was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he later died, the Minnesota State Patrol said.
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Riverside, Ohio Security Officer Opens Fire After Being Hit By Car
A security officer at a local hospital opened fire Thursday night after a driver allegedly tried to run him over. The shooting occurred just before 11 p.m. in the emergency entrance of the McConnell Heart Hospital on Olentangy River Road.
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Truck Smashes into Kansas Patrol Car on I-135
A pickup truck smashed into the rear of a Salina police officer's patrol vehicle Thursday morning immediately after the officer stopped on Interstate Highway 135 to direct traffic around a vehicle fire.
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Tacoma, WA Police Wound Man Who Drives at Officer
Tacoma police say an officer fired multiple shots Wednesday night at a car driver who refused to stop and instead drove straight toward the officer, who was in a parked patrol car.
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Two Vehicles Rear-End Florida Fire Engine Responding To Another Accident
An accident on 295 closed the interstate for more than an hour this afternoon, and sent three people to the hospital after a fire engine was rear-ended by two vehicles.
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Virginia Trooper Injured When Cruiser Hit on Route 288
A Virginia state trooper was hurt in a crash on Route 288 Monday afternoon. Investigators say Trooper J.M. Brown's cruiser was inside a work zone with emergency lights on, when it was struck from behind by a car getting off at Route 1.
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Montana Fire Truck Fender Bender
A minor fender bender car crash doesn't make the news. Unless that crash involves an emergency vehicle. Early this morning, Bozeman Fire Engine One was pulling out of Fire Station One at Rouse Avenue, with lights and sirens, when a passenger car collided with the fire truck.