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• Florida: Nassau County deputy dies after being hit by a car during foot chase

  Nassau County Sheriff's Office Deputy Eric Oliver was struck and killed by a vehicle on State Road 200 in Yulee while in the line of duty Tuesday morning.

• Florida: Man arrested after tow truck driver hit, killed on I-275

  According to investigators, 42-year-old Danny Hand, a tow truck operator for Crockett's Towing, was assisting a disabled motorist when he was struck by an oncoming Toyota Camry on Sunday morning November 27, 2016. Hand's tow truck had its lights activated and was parked on the shoulder.

• Colorado: State Trooper Struck, Killed By Truck While On Duty

  A Colorado State Patroltrooper was struck by a truck and killed while he was on duty and outside his vehicle on Interstate 25 Friday afternoon November 25, 2016. The crash took place at 1:30 p.m. south of Castle Rock near Tomah Road north of Larkspur. Trooper Cody Donahue was investigating a crash at the time with another trooper when he was killed.

• Utah: Trooper Eric Ellsworth Died From His Injuries

  Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Eric Ellsworth has died as a result of the injuries sustained in the line of duty.

• Utah: Officer Struck and Killed Respond to Pursuit, Marking Department's First Line of Duty Death

  A police officer in Utah was killed after he was struck by a car that had reportedly been stolen that authorities were in pursuit of, police in West Valley City, Utah said.According to police, an officer observed a suspicious vehicle Sunday morning and subsequently saw three people heading towards an apartment complex. Officers responded to the scene and saw the three people steal a car from the parking lot of the apartment complex.