Pedestrian hit, killed by car in Denver

Posted on May 25, 2013 by admin
 

DENVER (AP) – Authorities are trying to determine if the driver involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian in east Denver was drunk at the time.

Police spokesman Sonny Jackson tells The Denver Post (http://bit.ly/110heyq ) the pedestrian, whose name and gender have not been released, was hit at about 12:30 a.m. Friday while crossing South Havana Street near East Exposition Avenue.

Investigators suspect the driver had been drinking before the crash, but

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14-year-old Farmington girl dies after being struck by car

Posted on May 25, 2013 by admin
 

FARMINGTON, MO (KFVS) -

A Farmington teenager has died after being struck by a car Friday night.

According to Missouri Highway Patrol, it happened shortly after 10:30 p.m. on MO Route 32, just east of Maple Valley Drive in Farmington, Missouri.

Troopers say Kaitlyn R. Prater, 14, tried to cross the road and was hit by a passing car. Prater was pronounced dead at Parkland Health Center shortly after 11 p.m.

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Black bear struck by car, killed near Clemmons – Winston

Posted on May 25, 2013 by admin
 

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Man dies in Ayrshire after being struck by car

Posted on May 25, 2013 by admin
 


25 May 2013
Last updated at 07:22 ET

Mr Watson had been walkign close to the Bellfield interchange when he was hit by the car

An 18-year-old man has died after being struck by a car while walking along a main road in Ayrshire.

The accident happened at about 22:40 on Friday on the A77 Glasgow to Stranraer road close to the Bellfield interchange, east of Kilmarnock.

James Watson, from Kilmarnock, was hit by a Fiat Punto. He

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Person hit by car in Martin; 1 hospitalized with life-threatening injuries

Posted on May 25, 2013 by admin
 

MARTIN COUNTY —
A pedestrian was hit by a car Friday night, resulting in two people being taken to area hospitals, one with life-threatening injuries, according to Martin County Fire Rescue.

The incident happened about 8:30 p.m. Friday in the 4100 block of Northwest U.S. 1 in Martin County, according to a Fire Rescue news release.

One person was taken to St. Lucie Medical Center in Port St. Lucie with life-threatening injuries. A second person was taken to Martin Medical Center in Stuart, the release states.

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Boy, 4, hit by car while chasing ball now recovering at home

Posted on May 25, 2013 by admin
 

A 4-year-old boy struck by a car Thursday evening while chasing down a loose baseball is recovering at home.

The accident happened near 30th Terrace and Van Brunt Boulevard.

The boy, named Roberto, was playing baseball near his home when the ball got loose and rolled down a hill.

Roberto’s mother, Marisol, who asked that her last name not be used, told KMBC’s Peggy Breit that her son made it across Van Brunt, but as he was returning with the ball,

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Virginia State Police draw attention to Move Over law

Posted on May 24, 2013 by admin
 


 

Did you know an on-duty law enforcement officer is killed on average every 53 hours somewhere in the United States? Did you know that the fourth leading cause of death for law enforcement is attributed to being struck and killed by a vehicle?* Did you also know that almost every state in the nation has some form of a “Move

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BSF trooper injured in accidental firing

Posted on May 24, 2013 by admin
 

PTI
Jammu, May 24: A Border Security Force (BSF) troopre was injured in accidental firing when he was patrolling along the Indo-Pak border in Arnia belt of Jammu district.

Naresh Kumar was allegedly under the influence of liquor while on duty late last night when the incident occurred, an officer said on Friday.
He was hit by three bullets in his leg after which he was hospitalized by police, the officer said, adding that another BSF trooper Pawan Kumar was also patrolling with him in the area.
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Kelso postal worker struck by car

Posted on May 24, 2013 by admin
 

A Kelso postal worker received minor injuries Wednesday when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver, according to police reports.

The 24-year-old mail carrier told police she was delivering mail just before 3 p.m. when she crossed North 10th Avenue at Bloyd Street. She was halfway across the street when a car turned south onto 10th, headed toward the mail carrier. The driver saw her, she told police, and hit the brakes but didn’t stop in time and struck her, knocking the mail carrier to the ground.

As she was getting back up the driver backed up and then drove around her

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