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NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports for "Motor Vehicle - Struck-by" Incidents
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New York State Trooper Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle
Trooper Timothy Pratt was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting a lost motorist on the 300 block of Ballard Road in Wilton, New York, at approximately 6:15 am.
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New York: Tow Truck Driver Killed on NY Thruway
New York State Police have confirmed a tow truck driver was struck and killed Monday morning while assisting a disabled vehicle on the NYS Thruway Westbound between Exits 29 and 29A. Officials say the initial call for the disabled vehicle came in at 5:50 a.m. and the accident occurred at 6:26 a.m.
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Kentucky: Tow Truck Driver Struck and Killed
A tow truck driver was killed Monday night in the 16600 block of Dixie Highway near Dixie Beach Road.
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North Carolina: Deputy Struck By Vehicle Passes from Injuries
On September 18th, 2016, Deputy Sheriff John Isenhour was struck by a vehicle at the entrance to Tanglewood Park on Clemmons Road at approximately 10 a.m. while he was working at an annual cycling event. Deputy Isenhour was transported to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, where he was treated and remained in critical condition. We have the sad duty of reporting that Deputy Isenhour succumbed to his injuries during the evening of September 28, 2016
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Kentucky: Tow Truck Driver Struck and Killed by SUV
A tow truck driver has died after he was struck by an SUV while working.
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Ohio: State Trooper struck and killed near Cleveland
Trooper from the Ohio State Highway Patrol was struck and killed along Interstate 90 just west of Cleveland on Thursday.According to the patrol, Trooper Kenneth Velez died shortly after the crash which occurred near Lakewood in Cuyahoga County.
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Kansas: Johnson County deputy killed after being struck by vehicle during traffic stop
A Johnson County, Kansas Sheriff's Deputy was struck and killed by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop on 69 Highway near 143rd Street early Sunday morning.The sheriff's office said Master Deputy Brandon Collins was killed at 1:30 a.m. when his vehicle was struck by another motorist during a traffic stop.
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Louisiana: Louisiana Fire Chief Struck and Killed by Bus
On Saturday August 27, 2016, firefighters, State Police troopers and citizens climbed over a guardrail, down 30 feet into alligator infested canal waters to rescue 3 St. John the Baptist Parish firefighters thrown from an Interstate 10 bridge after they were hit by a party bus-driven by an illegal immigrant this morning. Charges pending against bus driver who slammed into 3 Firefighters, throwing them over the bridge and into the water below.
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Louisiana: Officer Shannon Brown was struck by a car during a traffic stop and succumbed to his injuries Saturday
A Louisiana police officer has died after a car struck him during a traffic stop last Sunday.
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New York: Tioga County Fire Official Killed by Backing Pickup Truck
The top fire official in Tioga County was killed Wednesday when a county pickup truck struck him while backing up, officials said.