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  • West Virginia Sheriff's Deputy Killed in Car Accident

    An on-duty Monongalia County, West Virginia Sheriff's Deputy was killed early Saturday morning in a car accident. Sergeant Michael Todd May, 41, was working a midnight shift on D.U.I. patrol, when his vehicle was struck by a driver under the influence on Interstate 79 just over the Pennsylvania line. A press release from the Waynesburg Detachment of the Pennsylvania State Police stated that Jerod Alan Green, 35, of Morgantown was being investigated for a hit and run on Easton Hill Road. Granville Police located Green's vehicle traveling on Route 100 in Monongalia County. Officers initiated a stop and deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department arrived to assist.

  • Pennsylvania Tow Truck Operator Killed on Route 581

    A tow truck operator was killed in a crash on Route 581 in Cumberland County early Wednesday morning. The crash happened just after midnight on Route 581 westbound in Lemoyne. Andrew Smith, 23, of Landisburg was loading a disable vehicle onto his flatbed tow truck along the highway in Lemoyne when he was struck by a tractor-trailer traveling west.

  • Montana Deputy Killed Directing Traffic

    A Blaine County deputy was fatally struck by a vehicle while directing traffic at the scene of a disabled vehicle Wednesday night Undersheriff Pat Pyette, 54, was outside of his vehicle when 61-year-old Mary Steward hit him around 5 p.m.on U. S. Highway 2, according to the Montana Highway Patrol. He was flown to Benefis Hospital in Great Falls where he died.

  • Truck Kills Canadian Police Officer During Traffic Stop

    A 37-year-old Bromont police officer was killed on Thursday shortly before lunchtime when he was hit by a small truck on Highway 139. The officer, identified as Vincent Roy, had stopped a car for a moving violation at 11:30 a.m. and was walking on the shoulder of the road back to his cruiser to verify the license and registration when he was struck by a truck passing by. The small cube truck veered off the two-lane road onto the shoulder and clipped the cruiser before hitting Roy. He died at the scene.

  • Police Officer Killed in Fengxian District, China

    A traffic police officer was killed yesterday when he was struck by a container truck on an expressway in suburban Fengxian District. A woman also died in the accident and two people were injured, police said. The injured were in stable condition in a local hospital last night. The truck driver, surnamed Chen, was placed under police custody following the accident.

  • Ohio FF/EMT Killed When She Was Struck by A Car

    A one vehicle crash claimed the life of an off-duty volunteer firefighter/EMT at approximately 7:30 a.m. this morning at the intersection of US 20 and Fulton-Lucas Rd. The FF/EMT, Charlotte Adair, was on her way to work when she stopped to assist motorists that were involved in a crash at that location. While directing traffic, she was struck by an eastbound vehicle.

  • UK Policeman Killed by Lorry

    PC Mark Goodlad died after he was struck by a lorry on the M1 between junctions 40 and 39. A police officer paid the "ultimate sacrifice" when he was struck by a lorry while helping a woman whose car had broken down on a motorway, his force said.

  • New Jersey Police Officer Dies When Cruiser is Struck

    Joseph Wargo, a veteran Mount Arlington police officer died in a motor vehicle crash while on duty shortly after midnight Sunday. He was hit by a driver suspected of being under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.

  • Michigan Police Officer Struck and Killed by Escaping Bank Robber

    Walker Michigan Police Officer Trevor Slot was struck and killed by a bank robbery suspect while attempting to deploy stop sticks on I-96 at 8th Avenue. The two suspects had robbed a bank in Ravenna, Michigan, and were fleeing the area when they were spotted by on-duty FBI agents who happened to be in the area. The agents initiated a pursuit and were quickly joined by several state and local agencies.

  • Mississippi Police Officer Hit, Killed While Trying to Stop Suspects in Speeding Car

    A Mississippi police officer was hit and killed Friday while trying to stop a car carrying two church burglary suspects as the vehicle sped toward a busy intersection. Grenada Mayor Billy Collins said Capt. John Wayne Haddock, 50, was hit by the car while trying to put out a spike strip to pop its tires, and he died at the scene on a state highway near the town. Police said that Haddock was thrown about 200 feet by the impact.

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