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Emotional Hijacking Almost Causes High-Speed Blue-on-Blue Collision

I was a rookie a few weeks into field training when a call came out on the radio – one of our deputies was in a vehicle pursuit of a male subject, possibly armed. My FTO and I were one of the closest units; however, we were separated from our colleague by a set of railroad tracks and a long road with a few cross streets, meaning we had to overshoot his location and then double back to get to him, making it all the more stressful.

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Almost Introduced Myself to a Moving Van

I was working a crash at a particularly busy intersection with high speed traffic. I had been working a graveyard shift, and on my way to finish my shift an injury accident occurred. I was closest to the crash, so I responded. The accident was routine, e.g. fire personnel blocking half the intersection and traffic trying to turn any which way they pleased.

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Heavy Metal Could Save Your Life

During the early morning hours, three officers responded to a roadway incident in the number one lane of a large, poorly-lighted highway. In order to guide traffic around the scene, flares were placed along the roadway – but flares only work if motorists are paying attention!

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Pickup Truck Crashes into Police at Accident Scene

At approximately 0330, two officers were on the scene of a single-vehicle accident on the right side of a highway interchange. While the officers and a Good Samaritan were assisting the involved motorists, one of the officers standing in front of a patrol vehicle noticed a pickup truck heading towards them.

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Trooper Hit Head On during White-Out Conditions

A state trooper was responding with emergency lights activated to a motor vehicle collision on a major interstate highway. Road conditions were poor with ice and heavy snow (white-out conditions).

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Trooper Hit while Helping Stranded Motorist in Inclement Weather

A state trooper stopped to assist a motorist stranded on the side of a busy state highway. Weather conditions were poor with heavy rain, ice, sleet, snow, and high winds, causing poor visibility. While the trooper was talking to the motorist outside of the motorist’s vehicle, the trooper’s patrol SUV was struck from behind, forcing the patrol vehicle into the trooper and the motorist.

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Almost Struck during Traffic Control at Crash Scene

I was directing traffic around a crash scene. An ambulance was partially blocking the travel lane. I did not have a traffic vest on and I was in a dark uniform. It was dark out and it was snowing.

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Officer Shot Responding to Traffic Accident

Officer responded to a call of a traffic accident at 0951. Upon arrival, the officer observed a man and a woman attempting to leave the scene of the crash on foot. As the officer approached the couple, the man turned and fired at the officer, fatally striking him in the head.

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