“Officer Is Struck by S.U.V. Driven by a Federal Judge, the Police Say”: The New York Times today contains an article that begins, “A New Haven police officer who has devoted his career to working with local children remained in critical condition yesterday after being struck while directing traffic by a sport utility vehicle driven by a federal appeals court judge, the police said.”

And The Hartford Courant today contains an article headlined “Vigil Over Injured Comrade; Community Police Officer Struck While Directing Traffic Is In Intensive Care.”