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NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports for "Motor Vehicle - Struck-by" Incidents

• Pennsylvania Police Officer Killed on Highway

  A Middletown police officer was killed this morning in an accident on Route 1 Superhighway when a speeding car struck his police cruiser, pinning the officer under his patrol car.

• Torrance NM Deputy Struck and Killed

  Torrance New Mexico Deputy Sheriff killed on I-40

• Ohio Officer Struck and Killed

  An Ohion Police Officer was struck and killed removing debris from the roadway.

• NJ DOT Employee Struck and Killed While Assisting Motorist

  News sources in Philadelphia and South Jersey are reporting a 45 year old NJDOT employee was struck and killed on I-76 in Bellmawr this afternoon Monday January 11, 2009.

• NJ Firefigter Dies After Being Struck by Fire Truck

  A firefighter died on the scene of a fire in Elizabeth Friday. Gary Stephens, a 28-year veteran of the Elizabeth Fire Department, died when he was struck by a fire truck.