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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“The picture is horrific, and we are so grateful tonight that our officer is expected to be okay...Please — stop drinking and driving,” the Commerce City PD stated
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Trooper Clay M. Carns, who was attempting to clear debris from the roadway when he was hit by a vehicle, is survived by his wife and two children
“This isn’t a fender bender. This is a full-size pickup truck. The back half of it completely gone,” St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson said
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A trooper was struck by a Mini Cooper while he was investigating a separate crash; the car also hit a private security guard who stopped to help the trooper
Officer Colton Pulsipher, 29, who was known as a “great family man,” leaves behind a wife and three kids
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“Sergeant [Jacob] Wolterbeek was a respected member of the Biddeford Police Department,” Chief JoAnne Fisk stated
A witness claimed the officer lost control of the motorcycle while attempting a wheelie
During the arrest, a West Allis officer injured his back near a fence and was hospitalized with several fractured vertebrae
“This could have been much, much worse. Hopefully, he’ll get a stiffer penalty this time so this doesn’t happen again,” Sheriff Keith Pearson said of the driver, who has a prior DUI conviction
"[Sgt. Jeremy Cole’s] kindness, professionalism and unwavering commitment to our community will never be forgotten,” the Endicott College Police Department stated
Jesse Branch, 35, had worked for Red Lake law enforcement since he was 18 years old
Holmen Area Fire Department firefighters removed the injured resident through a window after the crash; the bus driver was uninjured
The officer was driving at a “high rate of speed” when his police car struck a Dodge Durango that was turning left at an intersection
“Law enforcement, public safety and the military are the only professions when you leave your house and kiss your family goodbye, that might be the last time,” Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said
The three Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies were on the side of the road preparing to jump-start a stalled motorcycle
“When you look at it, it’s by the grace of God that they’re alive,” East Point Police Chief Shawn Buchanan said
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