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.
There is a terrible history with these three words, but we do not have to continue down the path of tragedy
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
An LAPD motorcycle officer who was struck by an alleged DUI driver Saturday has died
Unattended bus drifted across a road and hit a 7-year-old who was waiting at a bus stop
A newly released dash cam video captured the moment when an Oklahoma officer narrowly avoided being struck by a driver
Lakeland PD trains officers to use defibrillators to shock stopped hearts.
Police are asking federal investigators to help determine whether more than a dozen shootings in less than a month along Kansas City-area roads and highways are connected
Video footage from the officers’ squad car dashboard camera shows the car engulfed in flames. Seconds later, the two officers are seen hustling toward it
The new, more inconspicuous model offers a higher level of protection and durability
“He had his car all hooked up with lights, and he had a camera to videotape stops,” Officer Lance Kelly said
A blood drive was held Monday for a veteran motorcycle officer who remained in a medically-induced coma after he was hit by an alleged DUI driver
Sheriff William Federspiel says he hopes to never have to use it, since to do so implies “something awfully bad has happened”
The motorcycle officer was stopped at a traffic light when a red SUV rammed him from behind and pinned him to the car in front