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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Four people, including two LAPD officers, were hospitalized following the multi-vehicle crash
The suspects hurled Molotov cocktails at vehicles in two separate instances, police said
Sheriff Andy Clark was responding to assist with a call when he was fatally injured in a traffic crash
Video of the incident posted online showed the cop get launched into the air and hit another vehicle
At least one appeared to go under the vehicle’s wheels
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the late afternoon on downtown streets and eventually moved towards U.S. 101
A speeding vehicle struck the side of the trooper’s patrol vehicle, injuring the trooper and the vehicle’s occupants
Officers used a PIT maneuver to end the 90 mph pursuit after the suspect rammed multiple vehicles with a stolen pickup truck
The troopers were removing a tire deflation device from the roadway when they were struck by another agency’s patrol vehicle
The suspect, who tied his estranged wife up and took their three children, was fatally shot by deputies
Police also seized four firearms, including a semi-automatic rifle, during the arrests
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While attempting to flee a traffic stop, the suspect hit the officer, then dragged him with his car
The officers were responding to a vehicle incident when the intoxicated driver struck a patrol car, which then spun out and hit the officers
Troopers from two states were injured during a suspect pursuit from Alabama to the Florida state line
The suspect turned his car around and struck the trooper, who attempted to get out out of the way
The pickup truck is shown rolling over a concrete highway barrier, flipping 360 degrees, then continuing to speed down the road
The trooper followed the vehicle’s driver after witnessing an accident and was attacked while waiting for an on-duty officer
The boy told troopers he had a fight with his mother and was driving to California to buy a sports car
The cash was apparently intended to buy marijuana
The suspect struck Trooper Corey Adam’s patrol vehicle as Adam and other troopers assisted at the scene of a single-car crash
The officer used his patrol vehicle to push the burning vehicle away from the building
The department said officers confiscated more than a dozen vehicles and issued more than 20 summonses
A woman who gave birth in the middle of a car crash was unable to find her newborn in the immediate aftermath
The driver told troopers he thought they were racing him during a 25-mile vehicle pursuit
The officer, who was pursuing a speeding vehicle, pulled an injured man from the burning vehicle after it crashed and the driver fled on foot
The suspect crashed into Deputy Dan Walter’s patrol vehicle during a pursuit involving a second law enforcement agency
New license plate readers and tagging devices have made it easier to track vehicles without putting officers at risk
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