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NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports for "Motor Vehicle - Struck-by" Incidents
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Michigan: Fire Chief Struck and Killed on I-94
Michigan: Fire Chief Struck and Killed on I-94
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Virginia: Firefighter Struck by Backing Fire Apparatus
Tragic news out of Botetourt County, Virginia. Initial reports are that crews were clearing a Route 220 scene late Friday when a piece of fire apparatus was backing up, and struck and killed a volunteer Firefighter in the Line of Duty.
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Arkansas: Fire Chief Killed During Storm
Cove Creek/Pearson Volunteer Fire Departments are mourning the loss of their fire chief Sunday.Doug Deckard, 51, was outside his vehicle checking on damage and water conditions when he was struck on Highway 25 near Quitman.
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Mississippi: Two Firefighter Struck and Killed by Hit-Run Driver
Horrible news out of Mississippi tonight as 2 Sumrall Firefighters (SE of Jackson) have been killed in the Line of Duty after a hit-and-run crash on Hwy 589 in Sumrall, Lamar County this evening.
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Ohio: Cleveland Police Officer was struck and killed on I-90
Cleveland Police Officer David Fahey was struck and killed by a hit and run driver this morning while setting up flares to divert traffic. Other emergency service personnel were already at the scene in that same area of the highway due to a crash involving a van and the fire apparatus earlier in the morning. The driver of that van was killed after striking the fire apparatus.
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New York: Police seek tips after tow-truck driver Sal Brescia killed on I-95
State police are seeking the public's help in finding the driver who struck and killed a tow-truck operator assisting with a disabled vehicle on I-95 north this morning.
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Tennessee: TDOT worker dies from injuries after being hit on I-40
The fiancé of James “J.R.” Rogers said they had just bought a puppy and were talking about starting a wedding planning business before he was hit and killed on Christmas Eve.
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California: Alameda County sheriff's deputy dies after being struck by inmate transport bus
An Alameda County sheriff’s deputy died Thursday a day after he was struck by an inmate transport bus at the Santa Rita jail, authorities said.
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Florida: Nassau County deputy dies after being hit by a car during foot chase
Nassau County Sheriff's Office Deputy Eric Oliver was struck and killed by a vehicle on State Road 200 in Yulee while in the line of duty Tuesday morning.
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Florida: Man arrested after tow truck driver hit, killed on I-275
According to investigators, 42-year-old Danny Hand, a tow truck operator for Crockett's Towing, was assisting a disabled motorist when he was struck by an oncoming Toyota Camry on Sunday morning November 27, 2016. Hand's tow truck had its lights activated and was parked on the shoulder.