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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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
The suspect slammed the trooper’s arm in his car window and sped away from the checkpoint established outside a tornado-damaged neighborhood
A drug-impaired man argued with police officers before running and jumping on a patrol vehicle’s windshield
Deputy Jeremy Ladue was killed when a vehicle collided with his patrol car early Monday morning
The 2-year-old was safe and turned over to police after the suspect crashed his vehicle on an interstate ramp
Deputy Yosvani Quesada was identified Tuesday as the deputy who was thrown from a motorcycle Saturday afternoon
The officer required surgery for serious injuries sustained after the teens deliberately drove directly at authorities
K9 Deputy Adam Clark and K9 Figo were injured after their patrol car was involved in a crash Tuesday morning
Hours before the Kansas City Chief’s parade was to begin, a vehicle broke through barriers and led police on a pursuit down most of the parade route
The trooper’s patrol vehicle was cut off by a driver who lost control and both vehicles left the road and struck a wall
The Minneapolis police department will now issue vouchers from a nonprofit group that will pay for vehicle repairs like a broken taillight or turn signal
A woman driving under the influence swerved into the wrong lane and struck the patrol vehicle, breaking a deputy’s nose and injuring her arm
Officials are questioning if police will be able to quickly obtain warrants in light of these new instructions, since alcohol and drugs dissipate in the bloodstream over time
LE officials credit automatic license plate readers with helping officers recover stolen property and remove violent offenders from the streets
From speed traps to self-initiated stops, traffic enforcement is a big part of policing
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