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.
How law enforcement agencies can use research findings to get community support and funding for ALPR systems
An increasing number of vehicles have automated driver assistant systems and NHTSA investigates collisions when those systems don’t perform as expected
The 2020 Ford Interceptor Utility hybrid is introducing a new paradigm in police patrol vehicles
A surge in illegal border crossings has led to an uptick in crashes involving vehicles jammed with migrants
Officer Brian Pierce, 23, was hit while trying to deploy stop sticks on a bridge, police said
Officer Scott Dawley, 43, was a seven-year veteran of the department
Agent Daniel Cox and another motorist died in a head-on crash
Trooper Micah May died of critical injuries he sustained while trying to apprehend a carjacking suspect
Trooper Micah May was laying stop sticks when he was hit by the suspect’s car, police said
The truck had made a U-turn in front of the officer’s patrol car, police said
The woman struck officers with her car before crashing into a nearby bike shop, police said
There are several circumstances where your patrol car can effectively be used to stop a deadly threat
K-9 Rex was described as “determined” and a “tremendous partner” to his handler
An 8-month-old infant is on the road to recovery thanks to some quick-thinking cops
Officer Mark Afanasev was in the right place at the right time to help two victims out of a burning vehicle
An armed suspect pointed his gun at an EMT and forced a firefighter from the ambulance
COVID-19 infections all but doubled the losses, while “struck by” fatalities are up 138% over similar deaths in 2020
In 2020, 42 people a month on average were shot and killed or wounded in road rage incidents, according to a recent report
The driver – who was spotted doing doughnuts in a busy intersection – took off when police arrived
The driver had shifted into reverse and accelerated, hitting the officer directly behind him, in what police called “clearly an intentional act”
A crash victim is expected to survive thanks to the actions of one officer
The Sevierville Police Department was inspired to create the program due to a high number of teen-involved crashes in the area
Deputy Anthony Redondo, 25, had been with the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office for less than a year
Seventh Circuit reverses lower court dismissal of civil rights lawsuit and reinstates officer and city as proper defendants
Investigators believe the man caused a three-car crash that first prompted Officer Alexandra Harris to stop to help before she was killed
At least six cyclists were critically injured by the crash
Investigators were combing through at least eight separate shooting scenes, police said
Alderman David Moore says the digital platform can send alerts about stolen vehicles to the police and public
Police pursued the stolen vehicle for about 100 miles before finding it in Irondequoit Bay
Officer Mike Beyda exchanged shots with a suspect he found breaking into his vehicle
The driver was hospitalized for injuries after some protesters “began to strike” him, police said
Officer Alexandra Harris, who had just finished her shift, was remembered as compassionate and dedicated
Dashcam video shows the horrific crash and the heroic aftermath