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• New York: State Trooper Dies After Crash on Thruway

  A New York state trooper died Tuesday from injuries he suffered when his police cruiser was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer shortly after he pulled over a car for speeding on the Thruway, authorities said. Trooper David Cunniff, 35, was inside his patrol car behind the car he had pulled over on Interstate 90's eastbound lanes around 8:20 p.m. Monday, when his cruiser was hit by the big rig and he was partially thrown from his vehicle. Other stories can be found at: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/State-Police-Trooper-in-grave-condition-after-5070993.php http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/12172013-state-trooper-david-cunniff http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/state_trooper_injured_after_patrol_car_hit_by_tractor-trailer_on_thruway.html http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/accident-closes-part-thruway-12818.shtml http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2013/12/17/state-trooper-dies-crash-thruway/ http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Trooper-remembered-for-warm-personality-love-of-5081366.php

• New Mexico: Officer Hit by Car on Icy I-25 Dies of His Injuries

  Sandoval County sheriff’s Sgt. Robert Baron, who was injured Thursday while investigating a weather-related crash on Interstate 25, died Friday afternoon despite what Sheriff Doug Wood described as a “gallant” effort by hospital staff to save his life. The 47-year-old Baron, an eight-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office, had been listed in critical but stable condition after being hit by a car while investigating a crash on roads made dangerous by a snowstorm that hit the state. Baron was outside his patrol car when he was hit by a car on northbound I-25 near San Felipe Casino. Other stories can be found at: http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3237617.shtml?cat=504#.UqObmMEo7IU http://www.krqe.com/weather/sergeant-remains-hospitalized-after-crash http://www.krqe.com/weather/sergeant-remains-hospitalized-after-crash