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.
Trusted and Explainable Police Artificial Intelligence (TruePAL) technology aims to improve situational awareness for officers while driving and on the roadside
COVID-19 infections all but doubled the losses, while “struck by” fatalities are up 138% over similar deaths in 2020
Seventh Circuit reverses lower court dismissal of civil rights lawsuit and reinstates officer and city as proper defendants
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
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
The suit alleges that the driver had slowed down and activated her blinker when the trooper hit her car
Bodycam video shows the officer trapped between the frame and door as the driver speeds off
The officer went over the hood and into the front windshield
A cellphone video shows three women twerking on the hood and roof of a slow-moving CPD SUV
Sandra Daniels was diabetic and may have become disoriented because of low blood sugar
The officer “sustained significant injuries, but nothing life-threatening,” a police spokeswoman said
Jonathan Negron suffered injuries to his brain and spinal cord after a light pole pierced his cruiser’s window during a pursuit
Ryan Park and Jamie Huntley-Park met and began dating while in the police academy in 2012
The names of the officers have not been released yet; they were struck by a driver going the wrong way on a highway
Jonathan Negron, 29, who has been on the force for two years, was taken to the hospital with severe head trauma
An armored vehicle is prepared for a search warrant execution in Alabama
Trooper John Harris was remembered as a passionate and dedicated public servant
Officer Ginarro New, 27, joined the department in 2019
Police had blocked in the robbery suspect’s vehicle when the suspect slammed into the cruisers
Police said the man then got out of his car and tried to attack several officers outside the station
Officer Jeremy Brinton was assisting with lane closures when he was hit by an oncoming car
Cpl. Thomas Wade Frazier was on duty at the time of the crash
