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.
It is critical that agencies conduct a formal review of all collisions
The suspect was charged with 3 counts of first degree assault
The crash, which injured a second sheriff’s deputy, appears to be an accident, officials said
The group was riding in Texas when a vehicle crossed the center line and plowed into them
The suspect, who was seen at recent protests, was charged with reckless endangerment and criminal mischief
City officials said the windshield that an officer shot through was discarded and the unmarked vehicle was placed back into service
A man who allegedly poured accelerant on an unmarked cop car suffered burns himself in the process
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A man is charged in the killing of one person and injuring another after he allegedly drove through a Black Lives Matter demonstration
The suspect is still at large, police said
Chief James Craig says the officers thought “they were being fired upon”
The 19-year-old is facing a slew of traffic-related charges, including DUI
Miami-Dade traffic homicide detectives are investigating the incident
Investigators haven’t said what caused suspects to begin firing into the group of hundreds
Uniontown Police Department Officer Jay Hanley was responding to assist two officers on another call when the crash occurred
The driver was captured on video plowing through a crowd of people, then speeding away from the scene
Police say Officer Mark Priebe may not be able to walk again
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
Speeding and distracted driving are leading the causes for car crash deaths amid the shutdown
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
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