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: 

• South Carolina news outlet WPDE highlighted HAAS Alert's Safety Cloud deployment with North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue, covering how in-vehicle and navigation app alerts help drivers receive advance warning of approaching emergency vehicles and improve responder safety.
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• Vail Daily covered Eagle County Paramedic Services and Eagle River Fire Protection District's (CO) deployment of HAAS Alert's Safety Cloud, highlighting how digital alerts are helping protect first responders on Colorado roadways. As Eagle County Paramedics CEO Brandon Daruna noted, "Anytime we see technology that even moves the needle a couple of percentage points towards a safer situation for our staff, it's worth it."
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• HAAS Alert was featured in Traffic Technology Today after becoming one of only three organizations actively sharing live road hazard data through the Data for Road Safety (DFRS) ecosystem, a significant milestone in our European expansion and our mission to improve roadway safety.
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• French roadside recovery operator Nord 4x4 recently shared a video Facebook highlighting how their team is taking proactive steps to better protect their crews working on the roadside.
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• Traffic Technology Today covered Applied Information's launch of its Glance Wrong-Way Driver Manager, a new platform that detects and verifies wrong-way driving incidents before distributing real-time alerts through connected safety networks, including HAAS Alert's Safety Cloud, Waze, and TravelSafely.
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• Allen County Ambulance Service (KY) highlighted their Safety Cloud deployment on Facebook, educating the community on how digital alerts through in-vehicle systems, Waze, and Apple Maps help drivers move over sooner and improve responder safety.
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• 1630 KCJJ covered the addition of new fire engines for the Iowa City Fire Department (IA), highlighting the new equipment and mentioning HAAS Alert as part of the technology included in the department's emergency response vehicles.
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• Highways News published an article highlighting HAAS Alert joining BMW Group and Škoda as one of only three organizations actively contributing live hazard data to the Data for Road Safety (DFRS) ecosystem.
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• Axios published an article exploring safety challenges with autonomous vehicles and how connected technology can help address them, highlighting Safety Cloud as a solution.
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• Ontario news outlet Global Peterborough featured HAAS Alert in a recent news spotlight highlighting the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan's local fire department after they equipped their fleet with Safety Cloud.
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• South Carolina news outlet WMBF wrote an article about North Myrtle Beach Fire Department's deployment of Safety Cloud across its entire emergency vehicle fleet.
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• The Boiling Springs Fire Department of Spartanburg (SC) posted on Facebook to let their community know that their two new Pierce trucks feature Safety Cloud digital alerting.
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• South Carolina news station WBTW aired a TV segment and published an article about North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue's recent fleet-wide Safety Cloud activation.
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Collisions

• A driver was cited after a vehicle collided with a Seguin Fire Department (TX) ladder truck at an intersection in Seguin. The fire apparatus had the right of way when the other vehicle failed to stop at a posted stop sign and struck the passenger side of the truck. No injuries were reported.
  
  
• A North County Fire and Rescue (MO) firefighter suffered minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle while working the scene of a deadly three-vehicle crash in Riverview. The driver, who allegedly drove through a secured crash scene while first responders were working, fled the area and remains under investigation. The incident highlights the dangers emergency responders face while operating near active roadways.
  
  
• A Houston Fire Department (TX) vehicle was involved in a collision with a METRORail train near the Texas Medical Center. One train passenger was taken to the hospital for evaluation, and no additional injuries were reported. The incident marked the second HFD vehicle and METRORail collision in Houston during July.
  
  
• A Fort Collins Police Department (CO) officer was involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Weld County that left four people injured. According to Colorado State Patrol, the officer was driving an unmarked police vehicle when it collided with a Jeep Patriot, which then struck a third vehicle. The officer was treated for minor injuries, and the crash remains under investigation.
  
  
• Two Illinois State Police (IL) troopers were injured after their squad car was involved in a serious crash in Cicero. The troopers were traveling on Cicero Avenue when their vehicle was struck by another car, causing the squad car to overturn. The troopers and the other driver were transported to local hospitals, and the crash remains under investigation.
  
  
• An Apopka Police Department (FL) cruiser was involved in a crash after allegedly running a stop sign and colliding with a Honda Civic in Apopka. The officer was not responding to an emergency call at the time of the incident and was not injured. The other driver sustained minor injuries, and the crash is under investigation.
  
  
• A tow truck driver in Raleigh (NC) has been charged with second-degree murder following a crash that killed one motorcyclist and seriously injured three others. According to police, the driver was operating a tow truck when he turned into oncoming traffic at a red light, striking two motorcycles and a sedan. The driver was also charged with driving while impaired and other traffic-related offenses.
  
  
• A tow truck driver was airlifted to a local hospital after a three-vehicle crash on State Route 2 in Carroll Township (OH). The impact sent the tow truck off the roadway into a water-filled ditch, requiring emergency crews to extricate the driver. The driver suffered what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries, and the crash remains under investigation.
  
  
• Two people were killed and two others were seriously injured when their vehicle lost control and struck a parked Scott County Fire Department (KY) fire truck on I-75. The engine was stationary with its emergency lights activated during a heavy rainstorm when the vehicle struck it from behind. Three firefighters suffered minor injuries in the crash, which caused severe damage to the rear of the newly acquired apparatus.
  
  
• Two Shipshewana (IN) firefighters suffered minor injuries on Tuesday morning when their fire truck collided with a semi-truck at an intersection in LaGrange County. The fire truck was responding to an emergency call with its lights and sirens activated when it proceeded through a red light and struck the eastbound semi.
  
  
• Two Chicago police officers and two civilian occupants sustained minor injuries Tuesday morning during a collision in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood. The officers were driving with emergency equipment activated when they collided with an SUV, which then struck a parked vehicle.
  
  
• Two New York State Troopers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following a fiery chain-reaction crash in Plattsburgh (NY). The troopers had slowed down for a turning vehicle when an impaired driver struck one of the patrol cars from behind. The driver failed field sobriety tests and was charged with driving while impaired by drugs and alcohol.
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• One person was killed and three others were seriously injured in Raleigh (NC) early Friday morning when an impaired tow truck driver ran a red light and turned into oncoming traffic. A sedan and two motorcycles collided with the tow truck.
  
  
• An ambulance driver was injured in Prague, Czech Republic, after a collision with a passenger car caused the emergency vehicle to overturn onto tram tracks. The ambulance was transporting blood and biological material with its emergency lights activated when it was struck by a vehicle driven by a Czech member of parliament.
  
  
• Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Michael Pahira Jr. was tragically killed while conducting a routine commercial vehicle safety inspection in Schuylkill County (PA). Trooper Pahira was parked safely off the road when an out-of-control tractor-trailer left the lane of travel, striking his patrol vehicle and pinning him underneath. The striking driver survived the crash and has since been arrested and charged with homicide by vehicle.
  
  
• Two Shipshewana (IN) firefighters suffered minor injuries on Tuesday morning when their fire truck collided with a semi-truck at an intersection in LaGrange County. The fire truck was responding to an emergency call with its lights and sirens activated when it proceeded through a red light and struck the eastbound semi.
  
  
• A Stamford (CT) firefighter and a motorist were hospitalized with minor injuries early Sunday after a car swerved to avoid an abandoned vehicle and spun into a Turn of River Fire Department rescue truck. The collision heavily damaged the apparatus, knocking it out of service.
  
  
• A Memphis (TN) fire engine addressing an active multi-vehicle crash scene was struck by a passing vehicle during evening rush hour. No injuries were reported from the secondary collision involving the apparatus.
  
  
• A Dallas (TX) police officer conducting a traffic stop was struck on Wednesday afternoon when a passing car hit both the officer and their parked patrol SUV. Both the officer and the striking driver were hospitalized with minor injuries.
  
  
• A New York State Trooper in Tonawanda (NY) narrowly escaped injury on Wednesday evening by jumping over a concrete barrier to avoid an oncoming chain-reaction crash . A pickup truck struck a civilian vehicle, forcing it into a parked patrol car that had its emergency lights activated.