News
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Colorado: Driver who allegedly struck & killed state trooper makes first court appearance
The retired Army Colonel accused of fatally hitting a state patrol trooper is due in court today in Castle Rock.
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North Carolina: Trooper injured in I-40 wreck
A Highway Patrol trooper who was responding to a wreck Wednesday on Interstate 40 was injured after his vehicle was struck by a speeding driver.
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Australia: Woman charged after Victoria Police officer hit by a car and injured in Melbourne
A Melbourne woman, who police say hit a police officer with her car, has been charged after refusing to stop for questioning over stolen fruit and vegetables.
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Texas: Vidor Police Vehicle Struck by 18-Wheeler on Interstate 10
At approximately 2:30pm, a Vidor police officer observed a large piece of debris in the eastbound right lane of Interstate 10 in Vidor, Texas
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Utah: SLC police officer hit, dragged by pickup truck
A Salt Lake police officer is lucky to be uninjured after being partially dragged for about 10 feet by a fleeing pickup truck Wednesday evening, police said.
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Illinois: • Unmarked police truck, squad car struck; two in vehicle tried to flee on foot
A man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly hitting two police vehicles during a chase. About 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, an officer was in an unmarked truck in the 2300 block of West Ann Street when a vehicle sideswiped his truck, according to a police report.
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West Virginia: Fireman run over by drunk driver expected to be ok
A Morgantown firefighter is expected to make a full recovery after he was struck by a car while responding to a call.
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California: LA QUINTA: City to rename fire station after fallen Paramedic
The city of La Quinta will hold a ceremony to commemorate the renaming of a fire station after a firefighter who was killed in the line of duty in 2013.
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Wisconsin: Man on trial for tow truck driver’s death
Steven Dolan, 51, of La Crosse, is charged with homicide by negligent use of a motor vehicle in the death of veteran tow truck operator Nate Walsh, 38, of Osseo on Oct. 20, 2014.
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Michigan: Tow truck drivers have a dangerous job
Tow truck drivers have a dangerous job.