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NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports for "Motor Vehicle - Struck-by" Incidents
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Prince George's, Maryland Police Officer Killed by Suspected Thieves
A Prince George's County police officer was killed on Friday June 27, 2008 when he was struck by a vehicle driven by suspected car thieves in Laurel, and a massive search was underway at an apartment complex several blocks away. Authorties identified the slain officer as 39-year-old Richard Findley, a 10-year veteran of the force and a longtime vounteer firefighter in Beltsville.
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N.C. Firefighter and Deputy Struck and Killed
The Onslow County Sheriff's Department has identified the deputy and firefighter killed after they were struck by a tractor-trailer on U.S. 17 this morning. Gene Thomas with the Verona Fire Department and Deputy Steve Boehm with the Onslow County Sheriff's Department died after a northbound truck struck them as the two men responded to a traffic accident.
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LOUISIANA FIREFIGHTER STRUCK, KILLED AT CRASH SCENE
Volunteer Firefighter Riley Terrebonne died on April 21 from injuries he sustained while assisting at the scene of a crash the previous night, according to Springfield Fire Rescue Chief Brian Drury. The 29-year-old firefighter, who was set to turn 30 this Saturday, was headed home after picking his dad up from work when he approached the crash in nearby Tangipahoa Parish.
- M.D.T.A. OFFICER KILLED DURING HIT-AND-RUN IN BALTIMORE
- TWO FLORIDA DEPUTIES KILLED IN CAR CHASE
- KENTUCKY POLICE CHIEF KILLED IN STRUCK BY INCIDENT
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TEXAS DEPUTY CONSTABLE DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY ONCOMING S.U.V. ON TOLLWAY
A deputy constable was killed in the line of duty Monday. He was writing a traffic ticket, doing his job, when a vehicle hit him.
- ZAMBIA: OFFICER KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY TRUCK
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TORONTO POLICE OFFICER DIES AFTER BEING STRUCK
The death of a York Region police officer killed in the line of duty marks the first time the force has sustained such a loss since 1984, the deputy chief said Thursday.
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SESSER, ILLINOIS FIREFIGHTER KILLED WHEN HIT BY BUS ON I-57
A Sesser firefighter was killed early Friday morning during cleanup operations following a tractor-trailer blaze on Interstate 57 north of Benton.