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Maryland: Paramedic Killed Wen Struck by FD Utility Truck
Erik Steciak, 29, a paid paramedic with the Bel Air fire company since December 2011, who was also with West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department of Howard County, was hit by a utility vehicle while trying to reach a patient who had been injured in an earlier accident on Tuesday January 6, 2015. The winter weather is being cited as a major factor in his death, according to Rich Gardiner, spokesman for the Harford County Volunteer Fire & EMS Association. Other stories can be found at: http://www.wbaltv.com/news/paramedic-fatally-struck-in-bel-air/30561830 http://www.abc2news.com/news/breaking-news/bel-air-paramedic-killed-by-utility-truck-while-on-rescue-call www.FirefighterCloseCalls.com http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/belair/ph-ag-bavfc-member-killed-0107-20150106-story.html