Vehicle Incidents and Issues
The Vehicle Incidents and Issues topic deals with issues related to specialized patrols like motorcycle units as well as vehicular risks and challenges to LE, including vehicle crashes involving police and vehicular assaults against officers.
As always, we honor our fallen best by learning from them
One top Dallas police official described trouble with its training academy as “foundation problems”
A Utah couple injured high in the Sierra Nevada was saved by rescuers flying in a Fresno-based California Highway Patrol helicopter
Officer is recovering from his injuries at a hospital after he was dragged by a Mercedes in the streets of Manhattan
The man who allegedly stole a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office patrol car Thursday was ordered held on $80,000 bond Friday
Teenager’s mother led police on a high-speed pursuit in a videotaped incident during which a state police officer fired at her fleeing minivan
State police can’t be sued over a case of alleged “license-plate profiling” because the agency is protected by the state’s sovereign immunity, state argues
Suspect held without bail on charges of shooting a Jacksonville officer in a gun battle that started during a traffic stop Wednesday
Troopers received the call of a wrong-way driver a mere two minutes before they arrived at the fatal crash scene
Supreme Court says an anonymous tip can be sufficient to justify a decision by police to pull a car over on suspicion of reckless or drunken driving
The presence of non-impairing marijuana compounds in a person’s body isn’t a justification for authorities to prosecute under DUI laws, court ruled
A state appeals court ruled the stop was impermissible because state law only required a car to have one functioning brake light
Officer Heather Phares passed away Monday morning, four days after she crashed into a big rig
Auto-related officer deaths are up 67 percent this year: how you drive is a choice
Sheriff Deputy William Kelley, 46, was en route to an accident when his cruiser hydroplaned and collided with another car
The driver of the car that struck the police SUV fled the scene on foot but was taken into custody
The driver who hit the police SUV ran from the crash and was caught by Lodi police a short time later
Random vehicle shootings on Kansas City-area highways has wounded three and frightened many more
Officer Brendan Zeimet was shot by 30-year-old Aaron Edward Scott on April 1 as he approached the suspect’s vehicle
Row upon row of brand-new squad cars sit in a parking lot not far from the state fairgrounds in Springfield, waiting to be driven out onto state highways
Judge found that motorists flashing their headlights amounts to speech protected by the Oregon Constitution
Dash cam captured the moment when a Texas officer narrowly avoided being struck by a motorcycle during a traffic stop
A man who tried to run over officers after a motel robbery was shot to death by police
Safety advocates claimed the position of the fuel tank made the car more likely to burst into flames when struck from behind
Police began pursuing the vehicle after they witnessed the driver shooting from the car
An officer in Puerto Rico died Thursday, six days after she was involved in a car crash
Officer Mario Ochoa, who is assigned to the Kona Patrol, was driving his wife Ryan to the hospital when she said the baby was coming
The small two-seat cars were flipped on their sides or roofs in an apparent vandalism spree Monday in two San Francisco neighborhoods
In an age where the world is hungry for information, the KHP formed the Tweeting Troopers as a way to share traffic warnings and tips
Troopers were treated for minor injuries
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