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Patrol
Tampa Officer Nearly Struck by 2 Wrong-Way Drivers
The Tampa Police Department says that one of its officers was driving a suspect to jail early Sunday morning when he was nearly hit by two wrong-way drivers.
September 19, 2022
Patrol
Tampa Officer Hit By Wrong Way Driver
The crash was the latest in an unsettling trend in the Tampa area in which wrong-way drivers have caused crashes, many of them fatal. In most of the cases, alcohol played a role, authorities said.
October 7, 2014
Patrol
Washington Trooper Saves Motorists from Wrong-Way Driver on Highway
A trooper with the Washington State Police stopped a wrong-way driver in Kitsap County on Friday, saving a number of motorists from potential impact with the oncoming cars.
July 13, 2020
Patrol
Utah Trooper Uses Patrol Vehicle to Stop Wrong-Way Driver
Trooper Devin Henson located the vehicle. The SUV attempted to swerve around Henson's patrol car. "The front of the trooper’s car made contact with the driver’s side of the SUV where it was stopped in the HOV and #1 lane," DPS said.
February 21, 2022
Patrol
Video: Texas Officer Saves Motorists from High-Speed, Wrong-Way Vehicle
Sharpen positioned his patrol SUV between the stopped traffic and the PT Cruiser that was reaching speeds of 100 mph.
September 16, 2014
Patrol
Trooper Stops Wrong-Way Driver with Cruiser
Maine State Trooper Douglas Cropper got a call that an elderly man was driving the wrong way down I-295 in Portland and was headed in his direction. The trooper was prepared to ram the vehicle, but was able to stop it by edging the nose of his patrol car onto the highway, forcing the driver to crash into him.
November 26, 2012
Vehicle Ops
Two Mass. Troopers Struck By Drunk Drivers
Two Massachusetts State Police troopers were struck early Wednesday by drivers who were later cited for operating under the influence.
June 27, 2012
Patrol
Detroit-Area Agencies Teach Teen Drivers What to Do During Traffic Stops
“It’s basically proper conduct during police encounters with an emphasis on traffic stops because that’s where we see a lot of things go wrong that should not go wrong because it’s just a traffic stop,” said Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington.
July 15, 2022
Patrol
Wrong-Way Pursuit In S.C.
Deputies pursued a suspect who resisted a pat-down, jumped back into his Dodge Charger, and led deputies on a high-speed pursuit. The suspect drove the wrong way on a highway on-ramp and struck several patrol cars. Read the full story here.
March 5, 2013
Patrol
Going the Wrong Way
The really great thing about a career in law enforcement is all the exciting and wonderful experiences we get to have. Using Oscar Wilde's definition of "experience" as the name we give our mistakes, I have had a lot of "experiences."
February 29, 2008
Patrol
Video: S.C. Deputies Led On Wrong-Way Pursuit
Kershaw County (S.C.) Sheriff's deputies arrested a career criminal following a high-speed pursuit through two counties that began when the suspect fled a traffic stop.
March 5, 2013
Patrol
Iowa Officers Killed by Wrong-way Driver Identified
Des Moines, IA, Officers Susan Farrell, 30, and Carlos Puente-Morales, 34, were returning a prisoner from Council Bluffs when a vehicle struck them head on.
March 28, 2016
Patrol
Houston Officer Killed in Off-Duty Wrong-Way Crash
It’s not yet clear what caused Solorio, of Katy, to be driving in the opposite direction. State trooper Sgt. Stephen Woodard said that was still under investigation, adding there were “no intoxication signs at the scene.”
December 20, 2019
Patrol
NH Trooper Stops Wrong-Way Driver with Patrol Car
“Trooper Sankowich positioned his cruiser alongside the vehicle at which time the vehicle still failed to yield. In an effort to prevent the vehicle from continuing to travel in the wrong direction toward oncoming traffic and to mitigate risk to public safety, Trooper Sankowich utilized his cruiser to make contact with the vehicle.
November 28, 2022
Vehicle Ops
Ga. Deputy Killed By Wrong-Way Driver
A Bryan County (Ga.) Sheriff's deputy was killed early Friday, when a wrong-way driver struck his cruiser on Interstate 95. Deputy Robert Crapse succumbed to injuries he sustained in the crash, which happened at about 2 a.m.
June 14, 2012
Patrol
FL Officer Killed Saving Others from Wrong-way Driver
Chief Brian Dugan said Officer Jesse Madsen, 45, served 16 years with the Tampa PD and received seven life-saving awards during his time with the department.
March 9, 2021
Patrol
Arizona Officer Killed in Wrong-way Driver Collision
A Mesa, Arizona, police officer was killed early this morning by a wrong-way driver on the transition ramp from Interstate 10 and US 60, in Tempe.
May 11, 2014
Patrol
Florida Deputy Killed in Wrong-Way Crash
Investigators say an SUV driving west in the eastbound lanes crashed head-on into Deputy John Kotfila's patrol cruiser as the deputy headed back to his station at 2:45 Saturday morning.
March 14, 2016
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