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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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  • Wisconsin Woman Says She Didn’t Try to Hit Officer January 12, 2011 · Wisconsin Law Enforcement

    A Neopit resident was arraigned last week on charges of assaulting a Menominee tribal police officer after she took his patrol vehicle and nearly ran him over.

  • Georgia County Officer Hit by Vehicle January 12, 2011 · Georgia Law Enforcement

    A sheriff's deputy in Carroll County was hit by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon, according to a dispatcher there.

  • Kentucky Officer Struck by Pickup Truck out of Hospital, in Rehab January 12, 2011 · Kentucky Law Enforcement

    A Hodgenville, Ky. police officer is doing better after a pickup truck struck him.

  • Australian Police Officer Dragged Along Road by Semi-Trailer January 11, 2011 · Other Law Enforcement

    A female police officer will undergo surgery after she was dragged by a semi-trailer along a main road in Sydney's inner-west.

  • Colorado Apparatus Struck While Blocking January 11, 2011 · Colorado Fire

    South Metro, CO E-36 was recently re-positioned at a motor vehicle collision off the side of an interstate highway. E-36 was being relocated to provide the blocking function for the crews treating the victims of the collision. The Engineer noticed two vehicles sliding towards the incident on a snowy/icy road. The Engineer blasted the air horn to notify the crew of the impending danger. The sliding vehicles, two SUV's, struck E-36 and moved it 5 feet.

  • Indiana Trooper to Undergo Second Surgery; Struck During Toll Road Traffic Stop Attempt January 11, 2011 · Indiana Law Enforcement

    Indiana State Police Trooper George Hornsby will undergo a second surgery for injuries he received as a speeding car struck him Monday night on the Indiana Toll Road while he tried to deploy stop sticks.

  • Man Accused of Using His Car in Attempt to Hit Clearwater, Florida Police Officer January 11, 2011 · Florida Law Enforcement

    A 22-year-old felon with a lengthy criminal history and no valid driver's license was arrested Monday and accused of trying to run over a police officer.

  • North Dakota Deputy Details Close Call Crash January 11, 2011 · North Dakota Law Enforcement

    A Morton County sheriff's captain says it's "dumb luck" that he escaped serious injury yesterday. That's after confronting an out-of-control vehicle head-on.

  • South Dakota Tow Truck Driver Run Over In Snow Storm January 11, 2011 · South Dakota Towing & Recovery

    A Sioux Falls tow truck driver is in the hospital after being hit by a car. It happened Monday afternoon on Interstate 29 near the Madison Street exit. Authorities say the man was trying to pull a car out of the median when another car slid out of control and ran him over.

  • Indiana Trooper Struck, Injured by Fleeing Driver January 11, 2011 · Indiana Law Enforcement

    An Indiana State Trooper was injured Monday evening when he was struck by a fleeing car on the Indiana Toll Road near Portage.