Struck By Incidents
News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.
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Suspect in Fraud Scheme Hit Florida Detective With Truck
A suspect in a pickup truck deliberately ran into an Orlando police detective during a credit card fraud investigation on Friday, Orange County deputies said.
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Fourth Utah Trooper Hit by Reckless Driver
A trooper vehicle was hit by an erratic driver on Interstate 215 just after snow began to fall Thursday night. This is the fourth trooper to be hit in 2011.
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Motorist Knocks Pennsylvania Fire Police Officer Off His Feet
An East Hempfield Township woman struck a fire police officer in the face with her hand, knocked him to the ground with her vehicle and drove away, striking the side of his vehicle, police said.
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Another Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Hit by Car Due to Winter Road Conditions
Another UHP Trooper was hit Thursday night while he was inside his vehicle on I-215 near 4500 South.
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Florida Officer Okay After Being Hit by Fleeing Suspect
A police officer is recovering after being hit by a fleeing suspect early this morning. That man, identified by police as 20-year-old Devon Evans, has been arrested.
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Injured Ohio State Trooper 'Doing Much Better'
Sgt. Chris Kinn, the state trooper who was injured Tuesday when he was struck by a vehicle along Interstate 75, is expected to be released from Blanchard Valley Hospital today, said Lt. Jerrod Savidge, commander of the Findlay patrol post.
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Toronto Officer Slipped in Snow Before Plow Hit Him
In his final moments, Sergeant Ryan Russell couldn't dodge the massive snowplow, snatched just after 5 a.m. at Parliament and Dundas Sts., where it had been left running by workers, a police source said.
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Utah Trooper Hit by Reckless Driver
A trooper vehicle was hit by an erratic driver on I-215 just after snow began to fall Thursday night.
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Canadian Mountie Hurt in Car-Dragging Incident
An RCMP officer was dragged and injured by a fleeing motorist during a wild night of car thefts last weekend. When it was all over, seven cars were stolen, one was burned, one had been rolled and four men were facing a variety of charges.
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New Hampshire State Trooper Cruiser Hit By Snow Plow
A New Hampshire state trooper's cruiser was hit by a plow truck Wednesday. The New Hampshire State Police said the trooper pulled over on Interstate 93 in Canterbury to help a car that had run off the road.