Struck By Incidents
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Minnesota: Police cruiser struck by motorist
A Big Lake Police officer is recovering after his cruiser was struck by an out-of-control motorist Sunday.
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Minnesota: Tow truck driver leaps to avoid oncoming car on I-94, gets is hit by others
A tow-truck driver tending to a disabled vehicle at night on I-94 in Minneapolis leapt over a concrete barrier as a car bore down on him, but was run over on the other side of the median and severely injured, authorities said Tuesday.
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Minnesota: Tow Truck Driver Struck After Loading Vehicle in Wright County
A driver spun out and struck a tow truck, and another vehicle, this (Tuesday) morning in Wright County.
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Minnesota: U of Minnesota Police Officer Hurt When Squad Car Hit
A University of Minnesota police officer says he's sore but feeling lucky after a drunken driving suspect rear-ended his squad car.
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Minnesota: Deputy's vehicle hit in traffic stop
A Stearns County deputy escaped injury Sunday when his squad was hit during a traffic stop.
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Minnesota: Man gets two-month sentence for hitting deputy
A Red Wing man accused of striking a Wabasha County deputy with his truck last summer has been sentenced.
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Minnesota: Tow Truck Driver Recounts Frightening S. St. Paul Crash
A crash in South St. Paul Tuesday morning shows just how dangerous it can be for emergency workers responding to accidents. A car hit a Minnesota State Patrol squad car, pinning the trooper inside and throwing tow truck driver Warren Duran onto a busy road. “My heart was pumping a million miles an hour,” Duran said. “I was shaken up because I’ve never had anything like this happen before.” Duran, who works for Southeast Towing, was getting ready to tow a car on Interstate 494 and Concord Street when a driver lost control, hitting a squad car — which then subsequently hit the car Duran was working on. “I’m underneath the right side of the vehicle hooking my chain up, and I hear a bang,” Duran said.
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Minnesota: 150 Crashes In The Metro, State Patrol Squad Hit
As snow fell on the Twin Cities metro Tuesday morning, 150 crashes were reported, including one in the St. Cloud area that killed a mother of three. Holly Klein’s death was announced by Saint Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights in an email to the community. In a separate incident, a State Patrol squad was hit with the trooper pinned inside. The incident involving the trooper happened following a crash around 9 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 494 and Concord Street in South St. Paul.
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Minnesota: Minneapolis Police Officer Hit by Car Suspected in Shoplifting
A Minneapolis police officer was injured Saturday night January 31, 2014 when a vehicle of suspected shoplifters drove directly at him, struck the officer, then fled, authorities said.
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Minnesota: 3 State Troopers, 1 Driver Struck On Minn. Roads
Three Minnesota State Patrol troopers and another driver were struck by vehicles in four separate accidents Thursday asblizzard conditions wreak havoc on Minnesota roads. The state patrol says troopers were hit by drivers in Virginia, Brooklyn Center and Marshall. The trooper in Marshall was able to drive himself to the hospital. The other two troopers were not injured. A driver was hit by a car on icy Interstate 35E in White Bear Lake at about 1:22 p.m., according to the state patrol.