Struck By Incidents

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  • Georgia: Driver Fell Asleep, Struck Police Officer

    A Gwinnett County police officer was struck by a driver that fell asleep at the wheel.

  • Ohio Officer Runs into Traffic, Struck by Van

    In pursuit of a suspect, a police officer in Dayton, Ohio, was struck by oncoming traffic while trying to lay a spike strip in the road.

  • Texas Officer Struck in Port Arthur

    An officer with the Port Arthur Police Department was rushed to Christus Hospital Saint Elizabeth after he was hit by a car Thursday night.

  • Ohio Officer Hit by Van to Make Full Recovery

    A Dayton Police officer who was struck by a van while aiding in a pursuit Tuesday night has been released from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.

  • Colorado Officer Struck and Injured During Parade Duty

    A Pueblo Police officer is recovering from a possible fracture after being hit by a car during a parade in the city Sunday. According to officers, one of their own was working at the Parade of Lights Saturday and was giving directions to a driver when another car hit him.

  • Woman Shot in the Eye While Ramming Utah Police car

    A 41-year-old Colorado woman was in critical condition Monday, the day after she was shot by a Morgan County sheriff’s deputy as she drove head-on into pursuing police cars during a high speed chase on and near Interstate 84.

  • SUV Driver Dies After Hitting Houston, TX Ambulance

    An SUV driver died after slamming head-on into an ambulance near downtown Houston early this morning.

  • Washington Trooper at Traffic Stop Hit by Mirror of Passing Car

    A Washington State Patrol trooper was taken to the hospital after being struck by the car mirror of a suspected drunken driver. Other stories may be found at: http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/25/2331580/trooper-injured-after-being-struck.html http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/trooper-struck-mirror-passing-vehicle-olympia/nTFXC/ http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-trooper-hit-by-suspected-drunk-driver-in-Olympia-180758951.html

  • Minnesota Trooper Struck While Helping Drivers

    A Minnesota State Patrol trooper suffered minor injuries when his vehicle was hit as he was helping drivers in central Minnesota. State Patrol Lt. Eric Roeske says the trooper was helping with vehicles that went off the road on U.S. Highway 10, north of Sauk Rapids, on Friday morning when his squad car was hit.

  • Pennsylvania State Trooper Hit by Car During Traffic Stop

    A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was injured Friday morning while making a traffic stop along I-81 in Dauphin County. The trooper had pulled over a tractor-trailer along I-81 near the I-83 split in Lower Paxton Township around 9:30 a.m. Officials said the trooper was talking to the truck driver, when an SUV, driven by Linda Butler, 74, of Harrisburg, crashed into the rear of the tractor trailer, which knocked the truck into the trooper. Another story can be found at: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/11/trooper_injured_when_suv_runs.html

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