Tag: Patrol Vehicle Accidents

Patrol
Florida Deputy’s Vehicle Rolls Over After Head-On Crash with Suspected Drunk Driver
Nearby deputies came to the aid of the deputy in the overturned vehicle. They were able to get him out. He suffered abrasion injuries that were treated at a local hospital.
April 23, 2025
A Manatee County (Florida) Sheriff's Office video shows a truck crashing head-on into a deputy's patrol vehicle (upper left).
Patrol
Texas Sheriff’s Deputy Killed in Crash with Semi Truck
The preliminary crash report released by the Texas DPS says the deputy's patrol vehicle ran into the back of the semi truck while making a turn at an intersection.
April 10, 2025
Point of Law
North Carolina Court Allows Mother to Sue Troopers Over Son’s Ridealong Death
The 2-1 Appeals Court decision Wednesday reversed a trial judge’s ruling favoring Trooper Omar Romero Mendoza.
January 16, 2025
Patrol
Father, Son Save North Carolina Deputy and K-9 After Pursuit Crash
Not far from the crash, Curtis Blanton and his 17-year-old son, Pete, were home listening to a police scanner. They drove to the scene, and found the deputy on the ground outside his vehicle, unable to move.
January 13, 2025
Patrol
Texas Deputy Dies After Crashing Into Concrete Barrier
Wise County Sheriff's Deputy Lex Love, 26, was responding to the scene of a nearby crash at about 8:02 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2 on County Road 4421 when he crashed into a concrete barrier.
October 3, 2024
Deputy Lex Love of the Wise County (Texas) Sheriff's Office was killed Wednesday night in a single vehicle, on-duty accident.
Patrol
Texas Deputy Constable Killed in On-Duty Vehicle Accident
Investigators say the driver "admitted to being distracted while looking at his phone and driving." He was also suspected of driving while under the influence.
October 1, 2024
Cameron County Precinct 1 Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia was killed Monday while helping Texas troopers at a crash scene.
Patrol
Michigan Officers Critically Injured in Crash
The crash occurred in an intersection and involved a Dodge Durango and police patrol vehicle. Two men in the Durango were killed.
September 30, 2024
Patrol
Memphis Officer Killed in On-Duty Crash, Second Officer Critically Injured
The crash occurred shortly before 3 a.m. Officers responded and found a gray Nissan and an MPD patrol vehicle had collided. Three men were found to be severely injured at the scene.
August 2, 2024
Memphis Officer Demetrice Johnson was killed Friday in a vehicle crash. A second officer was critically injured.
Patrol
Seattle Officer Fired for Comments About Woman Fatally Struck by Patrol Vehicle
Seattle interim police Chief Sue Rahr fired Officer Daniel Auderer on Wednesday for the comments he made in the hours after the January 2023 death of Jaahnavi Kandula.
July 19, 2024
Patrol
Woman Fatally Struck by Police Truck on South Carolina Beach
One witness said the truck ran over a woman and pinned her underneath one of the wheels, and people tried to lift the police truck off of her.
June 14, 2024
Patrol
Louisiana Sergeant Seriously Injured in Crash Involving Impaired Driver
Sergeant John O'Hern was driving to answer a call for help and was south of Franklinton on Highway 25, when he was hit head-on.
May 24, 2024
Patrol vehicle of Sergeant John O'Hern is removed from the accident scene. The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office deputy was seriously injured in the Thursday night crash.
Patrol
21-Year-Old Alabama Deputy Dies from Crash Injuries
Deputy Jermyius Young crashed his patrol vehicle around 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to investigators with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, which is handling the investigation.
April 8, 2024
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