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Montana Deputy Killed Directing Traffic
A Blaine County deputy was fatally struck by a vehicle while directing traffic at the scene of a disabled vehicle Wednesday night Undersheriff Pat Pyette, 54, was outside of his vehicle when 61-year-old Mary Steward hit him around 5 p.m.on U. S. Highway 2, according to the Montana Highway Patrol. He was flown to Benefis Hospital in Great Falls where he died.
Truck Kills Canadian Police Officer During Traffic Stop
A 37-year-old Bromont police officer was killed on Thursday shortly before lunchtime when he was hit by a small truck on Highway 139. The officer, identified as Vincent Roy, had stopped a car for a moving violation at 11:30 a.m. and was walking on the shoulder of the road back to his cruiser to verify the license and registration when he was struck by a truck passing by. The small cube truck veered off the two-lane road onto the shoulder and clipped the cruiser before hitting Roy. He died at the scene.