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Sunday, March 9, 2014Area:
Charlotte, NCAn investigation is underway after a Charlotte police officer was involved in a crash with a motorcycle before crashing head-on into another vehicle.
According to police, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer was involved in a crash with a motorcycle along the 8400-block of Wilkinson Boulevard around 4:25 p.m. Monday afternoon.
The officer then crashed, head-on, into a pickup truck in the area.
The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital to be treated for their injuries.
The officer was not injured in the collisions.
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Friday, March 7, 2014Area:
Denver, COA Denver patrol car was hit by another car triggering a 10-car chain-reaction collision on eastbound 6th Avenue near Federal Boulevard early Saturday morning, according to police.
The parked patrol car was struck after it responded to an accident that happened around 7 a.m., said Denver police spokesman.
The police officer was not in the car at the time and was not harmed.
No serious injuries have been reported in any of the accidents.
Jackson said that immediately after the officer's patrol car was hit, another car hit the second vehicle and kept on going.
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Thursday, March 6, 2014Area:
Los Angeles, CAA Los Angeles Police Department officer, later identified as Nicholas Choung Lee, 40, was killed Friday morning in a crash involving a dump truck and a patrol vehicle in Beverly Hills.
Fire-rescue personnel responded to the crash at Loma Vista Drive near Doheny Road, near the Greystone Mansion area. A male officer died in the crash, according to the LAPD.
A female officer and the truck driver were hospitalized in critical condition. Officers gathered at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, just southeast of the crash site, to wait for updates.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014Area:
Philadelphia, PAPolice say a suspected drunk driver lost control of his mini-van near 11th and West Cumberland Street and crashed into a car going through the intersection.
It happened at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday.
The vehicle then careened off that car and then came to a halt when his van smashed into two police cars that were stopped nearby.
One 22nd District police officer suffered minor injuries and was taken to Temple University Hospital for treatment of minor non-life threatening injuries. He is expected to be released.
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Monday, March 3, 2014Area:
Chicago, ILThree people, including an Indiana State Police trooper, were injured when a pickup lost control on a snow-covered I-65 in northwest Indiana Tuesday morning and struck a squad car stopped for another accident.
The crash happened about 10 a.m. Monday on I-65 just south of the U.S. 30 exit in Merrillville, a statement from ISP said. Master Trooper Aaron Segrest, 53, was sitting in his unmarked squad car on the side of the northbound lanes when it was hit.
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Monday, March 3, 2014A police chase ended with the suspect’s car and the squad car in Arcade Creek in Sacramento.
Sacramento police officers attempted to pull over the car near Marconi Avenue and Connie Drive in Sacramento. That’s when the suspect took off and then crashed into the creek.
Both cars have since been removed from the creek bed.
No one was seriously injured.
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Thursday, February 27, 2014Area:
Boston, MAA multiple-car crash on Route 1 in Peabody this afternoon sent a state trooper to the hospital, State Police said. None of the people in the other vehicles were injured, officials said.
The four-car collision, which included a State Police cruiser, occurred at about 2 p.m. on the northbound side of the highway, according to a State Police spokesman .
The trooper operating the vehicle suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening. He was taken to North Shore Medical Center’s Salem Hospital, said police.
No one in the other vehicles was injured, State Police said.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014Area:
Seattle-Tacoma, WASeattle Police are investigating an officer-involved crash in South Seattle Thursday. Just before 6:00 a.m., a SPD officer was driving a marked patrol car north on Swift Avenue South. A man driving south in a silver 4-door sedan crossed the center line, and hit the officer head on. Medics took the officer to the hospital with minor injuries. The other driver was treated on the scene, and did not need further treatment Traffic Collision Investigation Squad detectives are investigating the collision.
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Monday, February 24, 2014A man faces multiple charges including DWI and assault with a deadly weapon after a police officer was injured in a crash Tuesday night.
Archdale Police Officer J.A. Jeffries was injured in the crash around 8:20 p.m. at the intersection of Gregg Street and Robert Lane. He was treated for minor injuries at High Point Regional Hospital and released.
Vernon Timothy Dehart, 47, of Trinity, was treated for minor injuries at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro. Archdale police allege Dehart sped toward Jeffries and hit his patrol vehicle.
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Monday, February 24, 2014Area:
Los Angeles, CAA Long Beach police motorcycle officer was injured in a traffic accident involving a big rig on Tuesday.
Authorities say the accident happened in the area of Santa Fe Avenue and 14th Street at 8:51 a.m. The officer was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
The cause of the accident is unknown at this time. Santa Fe Avenue was shut down between Anaheim and 17th streets due to the investigation