HAAS Alert protects first responders and roadway workers who risk their lives every day to serve their communities. Collisions account for many of the injuries and deaths in these professions. Each month, we publish a roundup of struck-by incidents to highlight the dangers responders face and to call for stronger safety measures.

News We’re Tracking

• In Indianapolis (IN), a Wayne Township Fire Department truck was struck by a car Sunday morning while at the scene of a previous accident; no firefighters were injured, but the driver of the car was hospitalized.
  
  
• A Baltimore (MD) firetruck crashed into a parked box truck after sliding on an icy road late Sunday night while responding to an alarm, resulting in minor injuries to four firefighters who were treated and released.
  
  
• In St. George (UT), a Gold Cross emergency vehicle was T-boned at an intersection Wednesday after entering a red light with its emergency lights activated but no siren. No injuries were reported.
   
• In Hoffman Estates (IL), an A-TEC Ambulance worker and a semi-truck driver were injured during a chain-reaction crash early Monday morning after a tractor-trailer struck a vehicle from a previous accident, pushing it into the first responder.
  
  
• In Lee County (MS), School Resource Officer Rick Haggard was fatally struck by a vehicle outside Shannon Elementary School Monday afternoon while on duty.
  
  
• A three-vehicle collision involving an ambulance temporarily closed a highway in Elk Grove (CA) early Tuesday morning. The emergency vehicle sustained major side damage.
  
  
• A Ford Escape struck a tow truck near Princeton (IN) Monday evening, resulting in one reported injury involving a broken arm.
  
  
• An Idaho Transportation Department worker narrowly avoided tragedy in Boise (ID) when a distracted driver entered a construction zone and drove over him. Remarkably, the worker was unhurt and completed his shift.
  
  
• In Cumberland County (PA), a distracted FedEx driver struck two Kinsley Construction trucks within an active work zone, resulting in the death of one worker and severe injuries to another.
  
  
• A Sonoma County fire engine crashed into a Toyota Prius in Windsor, California, while responding to a separate collision earlier this week. Two Prius occupants were hospitalized, and no firefighters were injured.
  
  
• A South Metro Fire Rescue truck was involved in a crash in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. No civilians were injured, and two firefighters were evaluated at a local hospital. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
  
  
• A Community Care ambulance collided with a car in Claridon Township, Ohio earlier this week. No injuries were reported and the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating.
   
• A Pafford EMS ambulance was struck head-on on I-55 in Mississippi by a vehicle traveling the wrong way. Two crew members were hospitalized, and a patient in the ambulance was killed. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is still investigating the accident.
  
  
• A Chicago police vehicle collided with another car in a western suburb of Illinois while responding with emergency lights activated. Occupants of the other vehicle were evaluated at the scene, no officer injuries were reported, and the cause remains under investigation.
  
  
• A Brooklyn Park police squad rolled in a three-vehicle crash in Minnesota while responding to an emergency call with lights and siren activated. Two officers and two civilians were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
  
  
• An Illinois State Police squad car was struck by a pickup truck on Route 53 in Chicago’s northwest suburbs while assisting a stranded driver with emergency lights on. Neither the trooper nor the driver was injured, and the pickup driver fled the scene.
  
  
• An Oklahoma Highway Patrol vehicle was struck while a trooper and a turnpike worker were directing traffic on a local turnpike. The driver of the striking vehicle was hospitalized, while both the trooper and worker were unharmed.
  
  
• A tow truck driver was seriously injured on the I-75/85 Downtown Connector in Atlanta when an allegedly intoxicated driver struck the vehicle while clearing a previous crash. The driver also hit a patrol car and was arrested.
• A San Antonio Fire Department engine collided with a Bill Miller Bar-B-Q delivery truck while responding to a medical call. Three civilians and four firefighters were hospitalized, with no serious injuries reported.
  
  
• A Hahira Police Department officer was killed when a Chevrolet Camaro rear-ended his cruiser during an interstate traffic stop in Lowndes County, Georgia. The impact pushed the cruiser into the stopped vehicle, forcing all three off the roadway. The Camaro's driver also died. The crash is under investigation.
  
  
• A Community Care ambulance collided with a car in Claridon Township, Ohio earlier this week. No injuries were reported and the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating.
   
• An LAFD ambulance transporting a patient was involved in a crash with another vehicle in Los Angeles' Westchester neighborhood while being escorted by two LAPD officers. The two officers, a paramedic, the patient, and the other driver all suffered minor injuries.
  
  
• A Chicago police vehicle collided with another car in a western suburb of Illinois while responding with emergency lights activated. Occupants of the other vehicle were evaluated at the scene, no officer injuries were reported, and the cause remains under investigation.
  
  
• A Caldwell County ambulance crossed the centerline and struck an oncoming vehicle in North Carolina, seriously injuring the other driver. The ambulance driver was uninjured. Charges are pending and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating.
  
  
• A Pekin Police SUV in Illinois was struck at an intersection while responding to a high-priority call with lights and sirens activated, causing it to roll onto a stopped vehicle. One person was treated for minor injuries. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office is investigating.
  
  
• A Montgomery, Alabama police vehicle was involved in a two-vehicle crash while responding to a report of gunfire. No injuries were reported and the cause remains under investigation.
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• A New York State Police trooper was struck and thrown into her patrol vehicle by a Dodge Durango in the town of Duane. The 21-year-old driver, who was reportedly blinded by the sun and missed a stop sign, sustained minor injuries along with three passengers. The trooper has since returned to duty following treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
  
  
• A Fort Bend County (TX) deputy was critically injured in a hit-and-run on the Katy Freeway early Saturday. Deputy Kenneth Lewis was struck while assisting a stranded motorist in his personal vehicle. The suspect vehicle fled the scene, and Houston Police are currently investigating.
  
  
• A silver Chevrolet struck a stationary Chicago Fire Department (IL) ladder truck on I-57 early Sunday morning. The fire truck was blocking lanes with its emergency lights activated for a previous accident when the car failed to slow down.
   
• A Michigan State Police (MI) cruiser and a Perry Fire Department (MI) truck were both struck by semi-trucks during icy conditions on I-69. One firefighter sustained minor injuries after the engine was T-boned while blocking the road for the initial police vehicle crash.
  
  
• A Green Mountain Falls Volunteer Fire Department (CO) truck was struck Friday during a 16-vehicle pileup on icy Highway 24. The crash occurred while crews worked a separate accident; no injuries were reported.
  
  
• A Durham Police Department (NC) officer and a sedan driver were hospitalized with minor injuries after a collision Wednesday night. The officer was responding to an incident with lights and sirens activated
  
  
• A San Francisco Police Department (CA) patrol car pursuing a stolen vehicle collided with a civilian car last Friday morning. The civilian driver was hospitalized with minor injuries, while both officers were treated at the scene. 

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HAAS Alert in the News

• HAAS Alert was mentioned in a McMinnville Police Department (TN) community newsletter, highlighting how the system has and will continue to make local roads safer.
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• The Minburn County Fire Department in Alberta and the Shawnee Heights Fire Department in Kansas wasted no time releasing their January Monthly Report statistics on Facebook, recording nearly 1,000 and 600 alerts respectively.
  
  
• Local news publication the Kentucky Standard published an article about the Bardstown Fire Department's recent Safety Cloud deployment.
  
  
• Via Pribina, a VINCI Concessions subsidiary and the first Slovakian adopter of Safety Cloud recently highlighted coverage from leading national broadcasters TV Markiza, RTVS, and TV JOJ on LinkedIn.
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• Major news outlets in Europe and North America covered the news of our expanded partnership with Škoda, highlighting the addition of Emergency Vehicle Approaching alerts and broader coverage across Europe. Coverage appeared in publications including Motor Trade News, Electric Cars Report, InsideEVs, Vezess, Noticias ao Minuto, Eurica, Motorbox, Motomaniacy, Car24, Telco Magazine, Autohled, mobiFlip, Revistacarros, HT Auto, Euromotor, Ondamotor, Autosuv, Autonews PT, OndaMotor, Mobiwisy, AutoPub, HDmotori, ClubAlfa, Autosuv, Tuningblog, and NoticiasDelMotor. The story was even picked up by Chinese news outlet 理財.
  
  
• Jeep’s Super Bowl commercial featured the first-ever mention of digital alerting in a Big Game ad, While we can't do much for singing fish, we’re proud to see our emergency vehicle alerts reaching such a massive stage. You can watch the spot here.
  
  
• Four news outlets covered Ohio Township Fire Department in Indiana’s Safety Cloud deployment, including DailyDispatch, WFIE 14 News, WNIN, and WEHT/WTVW Eyewitness News. The department also shared the news on their Facebook.
  
  
• ITS International, BodyShop Magazine, InsuranceEdge, Highways News, Safer Highways, and ABP Club all wrote articles about Green Flag becoming the first nationwide breakdown provider in the UK to deploy digital alerting at such a broad scale.
  
  
• The Town of Vegreville local newsletter and My Vegreville Now both wrote articles about Vegreville Fire Services (AB) going live on Safety Cloud to improve responder safety and motorist awareness, and they also shared the news on their Instagram.
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• In the wake of our exciting Kodiak AI announcement, news publications Robotic & Automation News, Truck News, and The Trucker reported on how Kodiak's autonomous trucks will now broadcast real-time digital alerts to nearby motorists whenever they are stopped on the roadway or shoulder. Kodiak also shared the news on LinkedIn.
  
  
• Our expanded partnership with Škoda is still making waves, with Emergency Services Times and EV Magazine being among the latest to cover how Safety Cloud powers alerting within the Traffication app.
  
  
• Martin Fire/EMS in Tennessee, the first agency in the nation to pilot our joint solution developed with Miovision celebrated the milestone by posting Michael Collier's terrific video on Facebook.
  
  
• HAAS Alert was featured in PBC Today's coverage of the RSMA Annual Conference in the UK, where we presented on Safety Cloud and our work with WJ Group.
  
  
• Connecticut-based Prime Publishers wrote an article about the Seymour Fire Department's recent Safety Cloud deployment.
• Heavy Duty Trucking, Act News, and AV America all wrote articles about Kodiak AI's recent Safety Cloud deployment.
•  Our Škoda partnership expansion continues to gain significant momentum, with S&P Global, GSMOnline, PLD Automobile, YAuto, Auto HLED, customer South East Coast Ambulance Service, and Škoda themselves all highlighting the impact of our collaboration.
  
  
• We were featured in a number of customer Facebook posts this week, including the Queen Anne's County Office of the Sheriff, the Countryside Police Department, the City of Martin, TN, Neshannock Township Fire Company, Hartford Fire & Rescue, and the Grundy County Emergency Management Agency.
  
  
• Safer Highways UK, and Highways News highlighted our recent expansion with Wanco, Inc., focusing on the new truck-mounted connected arrow boards now featuring Safety Cloud® as a standard.
  
  
• Connecticut-based Prime Publishers wrote an article about the Seymour Fire Department's recent Safety Cloud deployment