Knoxville
1030. York, Pa. Oct. 29. Firefighter injured when vehicle struck by a stolen gray Hyundai with Pennsylvania registration of HLV 7496.
1031. Hillcrest, NY. Oct. 28. 52-year-old woman in a wheelchair injured after being struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
1032. Van Nuys, Ca. Oct. 30. 18-year-old man injured after being struck by a white Nissan Maxima or Infiniti four-door sedan which fled the scene.
1033. Peoria, Ariz. Oct. 29. See last video.
1034. Knoxville, Tenn. Oct. 29. 40-year-old man who stopped to help an injured owl suffered “major injuries” when struck by a dark colored Ford SUV with grill and front end damage which fled the scene. The owl survived.
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Ryan James Bleckinger, 28, was arraigned Wednesday on second-degree assault, third-degree assault, driving under the influence of intoxicants, failure to perform the duties of a driver to injured persons, and reckless driving allegations stemming from the Tuesday evening crash.
Bleckinger told police he thought he had hit a bird. He also told officers he drank three to four straight shots of Vodka about two hours before the crash, and took 2.5 mg of Oxycontin about five hours earlier.
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An alleged “inappropriate” kiss former [Trenton, NJ] police director Joe Santiago gave to a policewoman who ended up losing her job just cost city taxpayers $37,000.
City Council approved the settlement of a discrimination lawsuit filed by Kim Wallace, a patrol cop until February 2005, when she was charged with drunken driving after a hit-and-run accident.
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