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  • Massachusetts: Tow Truck Driver Killed on Massachusetts Turnpike

    State police have identified the tow truck operator struck and killed while helping a motorist in the breakdown lane of the Massachusetts Turnpike. Police say 22-year-old Kevin St Pierre of Southbridge was pronounced dead at the scene after he was struck by an eastbound box truck at about 3 p.m. Wednesday near exit 10 in Auburn. Police said the box truck driver, 45-year-old Richard Taylor of Taunton, was not injured. Another story can be found at: http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/28085037/crash-on-i-90-leaves-one-dead

  • Pennsylvania: Paramedic Struck and Killed

    Janice Livingston, an paramedic with the West End Ambulance Association was responding to a crash when she was struck and killed by a truck. The crash happened just after 9:30 this morning on Route 271 in Upper Yoder Township between Fender Lane and Meadow Drive. Other stories can be found at: http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/paramedic-killed-while-working-at-cambria-county-crash-scene-5265.shtml http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/news/fullstory/newsid/217959 http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/coworkers-mourn-loss-paramedic-killed-monday-line-duty-5287.shtml http://www.wearecentralpa.com/story/d/story/viewing-held-for-paramedic-killed-in-the-line-of-d/21194/b9lTNADCmUWdJ4jJ0n_OKw http://www.wtrf.com/story/28278716/funeral-set-for-western-pennsylvania-paramedic-killed-on-job

  • South Carolina: Firefighter Struck and Killed on U.S. 17

    Kenneth Stanton, a Firefighter in Sandy Springs (Anderson County) was struck and killed in the Line of Duty this evening, Sunday February 15, 2015. Initial reports are that the crash, on US-17, occurred at around 2100 hours. Stanton, 52, was operating at the scene of a previous crash when he struck by a vehicle. The former Marine and now volunteer Firefighter was immediately treated and transported but succumbed to his injuries. Another story can be found at: http://www.sconfire.com/ http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/news/fullstory/newsid/217476

  • Massachusetts: Tow Truck Driver Struck on Massachusetts Turnpike

    State police converge on the Massachusetts Turnpike eastbound near Exit 10 about 3 this afternoon after it was reported that a tow truck driver outside his vehicle had been hit by a box truck.

  • New York: Montgomery Firefighter Injured in a January Struck-By Incident Dies From His Injuries

    Montgomery, NY Volunteer Fire Department (Orange County, NY) has announced the passing of veteran Firefighter Charlie Wallace. Charlie passed away last night due to injuries received in the Line of Duty on January 10, 2015 while he was directing traffic Other stories can be found at: http://hudsonvalley.news12.com/news/firefighter-charlie-wallace-dies-1-month-after-being-struck-by-van-on-ward-street-1.9905456

  • Oklahoma: Authorities Say An OHP Trooper Was Killed In I-40 Wreck

    Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troopers are mourning the loss of one of their own after a fatal accident. Two troopers, Nicholas Dees and Keith Burch, were struck by a car while investigating a jackknifed semi on westbound I-40 east of Shawnee around 10 p.m. Saturday. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the troopers were in the median when a car left the roadway for an unknown reason and struck them. Trooper Dees died on scene, and Trooper Burch was rushed to OU Medical Center. Other stories can be found at: http://kfor.com/2015/02/01/ohp-trooper-killed-in-accident-on-i-40/ http://5newsonline.com/2015/02/01/oklahoma-state-trooper-dead-one-injured-after-being-hit-by-car-on-highway/ http://kfor.com/2015/02/02/authorities-talk-about-tragic-accident-that-killed-ohp-trooper/ http://www.newson6.com/story/28007430/funeral-services-set-for-trooper-who-died-in-seminole-co-crash http://www.news9.com/story/28015992/fallin-orders-flags-at-half-staff-to-honor-slain-trooper http://www.news9.com/story/28049187/seminole-co-da-builds-case-against-driver-in-fatal-trooper-involved-crash http://www.news9.com/story/28051768/family-and-friends-honor-ohp-trooper-killed-at-broken-bow-funeral

  • 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

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