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NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports for "Motor Vehicle - Struck-by" Incidents
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Maryland: Montgomery Officer Noah Leotta, hit by suspected drunk driver, dies at 24.
Montgomery County Police Officer Noah Leotta, who was struck last week by a suspected drunken driver, died at a local hospital on Thursday morning, police officials said.
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Georgia: Police Officer Struck Back in March Dies of His Injuries
Former co-workers from Hinesville to Savannah are remembering a Georgia Ports officer struck by a drunk driver months ago.
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Colorado: State trooper fatally hit on I-25 while investigating crash
A female Colorado State Patrol trooper was fatally hit on Sunday night while investigating crash on southbound Interstate 25 south of Castle Rock, authorities said. The incident happened about 8:50 p.m. when the trooper was on the right shoulder of the interstate near mile marker 175 as she investigated a crash.
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Israel: Border Police officer hit in car-ramming attack dies of wounds
A 19-year-old Border Policeman who was critically wounded in a vehicular attack last week in the West Bank died on Sunday of his wounds, police said.Binyamin Yakobovich was badly hurt on November 4 when a Palestinian assailant rammed into him at the Halhul junction, near Hebron.
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South Carolina: Taylors man struck and killed loading tow truck on I-85
The S.C. Highway Patrol said a man died at a hospital after a collision on Thursday night. Lance Cpl. Bill Rhyne said the collision occurred on Interstate 85 northbound near mile marker 60 around 6:30 p.m.
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Michigan: Tow truck driver, motorist killed in I-696 crash
Two people were killed Thursday morning in a grisly accident on westbound I-696 in Novi, Michigan when a tow truck driver who was assisting a motorist with a flat tire was hit by an SUV.
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United Kingdom: PC killed by stolen vehicle 'didn't stand a chance'
A police officer struck and killed by a stolen car during a pursuit in Merseyside "didn't stand a chance", the force's chief constable has said.
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Illinois: • Tow truck operator hit by semi, killed on I-55 in Logan County
A tow truck operator from Rochester, Illinois working to remove a disabled vehicle from the shoulder of Interstate 55 was killed Sunday night after he was hit by a passing semi tractor-trailer.
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Florida: Road Ranger Killed in Crash on Florida Turnpike
Part of the Florida Turnpike in Kendall is closed after a road ranger has killed when a truck ran him over, Tuesday afternoon September 15, 2015. The ranger, 47-year-old Andres Garcia Boligan, was attempting to slow down traffic, when a dump truck apparently lost control of his brakes, hit a light pole and ended up running over the ranger.
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Michigan: Firefighter dies after hit and run while collecting for charity
A Lansing firefighter has died after being struck by vehicle in what police are calling a deliberate hit-and-run crash on the city's south side.