Struck By Incidents
News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.
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Pennsylvania Teen Charged With Assaulting Off-Duty Police Officer
An off-duty police officer, who confronted a motorist after a fender bender, was struck in the hand by the rearview mirror when the driver allegedly fled from the scene, officials said.
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Alabama Police Officer Struck in High Speed Pursuit
On Saturday, October 9, 2010, around 10:30 PM, Boaz police assisted Douglas police on a high speed pursuit. During the chase, the suspect left the roadway and drove through a yard where he struck Boaz patrolman Joseph Estes' Chevrolet Tahoe.
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Massachusetts Officer Hit by Car, Shots Fired Outside Rowdy Club
An officer was struck by a car and a suspect was fired on by police in a wild scene outside a Roxbury nightclub early yesterday morning, authorities said.
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Nevada Officer Shoots Driver Accused of Striking Police Motorcycle
A Metro Police officer shot a 17-year-old boy this afternoon who police say used a stolen vehicle to hit the officer's motorcycle, knocking the officer to the ground.
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Virginia Deputy Struck By Fleeing Shoplifters
Two men suspected of shoplifting from the Belk's department store at Apple Blossom Mall on Saturday hit a city deputy with a minivan before escaping, Sheriff Lenny Millholland said.
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Wisconsin Deputy Struck and Injured
A sheriff's deputy in western Wisconsin is injured and his squad car is likely totaled in a hit-and-run crash Monday.
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Massachusetts Cop Struck, Shots Fired Near Club
An officer was struck by a car and a suspect was fired on by police in a wild scene outside a Roxbury nightclub early yesterday morning, authorities said.
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Oregon Deputy Injured After Being Hit on I-84
A Multnomah Co. Sheriff's deputy was hospitalized after being hit by a suspected DUI driver on Thursday.
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Violence at Seatbelt Checkpoint in Pine Lawn, Missouri
A seat belt checkpoint turned violent Friday when a Pine Lawn police officer was struck by a car, and Police Chief Rickey Collins fired a shot at the driver during a subsequent chase.
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Fitchburg, Massachusetts Officer Struck by Car
A Fitchburg police officer suffered minor injuries just after midnight when a 19-year-old allegedly drunken driver struck him, as well as two police cruisers, in front of 25 Townsend St.