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.
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“Their actions, without a doubt, saved our police officer from being severely injured or worse”
A National Guard convoy was transporting COVID-19 vaccines in Texas when it was stopped by an armed man, police said
The dramatic clash ended with the suspect striking a police car and being taken into custody
Three police cruisers were also damaged during the 20-minute cross-state pursuit
The vehicle was parked on a steep hill when it suddenly began rolling
The trooper was investigating another crash when the collision occurred
The collision happened just weeks after a similar incident killed 13 migrants
The pickup was hanging from the bridge only by a set of “safety chains” attached to a camper trailer
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The suspect drove the wrong way at speeds over 80 miles per hour before crashing into an innocent driver
In a lawsuit, Vanessa Bryant claims deputies shared “unauthorized” photos of the fatal crash site
Some highway travel officials suggested that emptier roads led to more opportunities to abuse speed
Officer Jesse Madsen was on duty when he was struck by a wrong-way driver
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Officer Jose Anzora was conducting traffic control when he was hit
A sheriff’s deputy said the warrant for the car’s ‘black box’ is “a routine part of their probe,” according to reports
Authorities are investigating whether human smuggling was involved in Tuesday’s collision
Two officers are being hailed as heroes for rescuing the passenger and driver
Deputy Thomas Albanese was on duty when his motorcycle was struck
The deputy was not immediately identified
Investigators say there was no evidence of impairment
The officer’s cruiser blew a tire while traveling along a highway, officials said
The two cars collided, sending the cruiser into a concrete pillar
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An Oregon man repeatedly drove into people, killing an elderly woman and injuring nine others
The motorist eventually crashed a final time, fled on foot and with help from the community, was apprehended by police
The crowd of pedestrians had gathered around the officer’s car and were pounding on the car’s windows
Shocking helicopter video shows the deputy flying over the hood of the car
The man purposefully rammed into Sgt. Brian LaVigne’s patrol car, meriting the capital felony charge, said a state attorney
The sheriff’s office said the injuries aren’t considered “life-ending,” but both deputies have a long road to recovery
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