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  • California: Tow truck driver killed in Sun Valley by suspected drunk driver

    A California tow truck driver was struck and killed by a suspected drunken motorist today in Sun Valley.

  • Louisiana: Vernell Brown Jr., police officer struck by car, has died

    Veteran New Orleans police officer Vernell Brown Jr., who had been in a coma for five days since he was struck by a car on U.S. 90, died Friday (July 17). Police Department spokesman Tyler Gamble said funeral arrangements were pending.

  • Texas: Central Texas Officer Dies in Line of Duty

    Hutto Police Sgt. Chris Kelley died in the line of duty Wednesday morning after he was run over by a suspect.

  • Texas: Richard Martin, Houston Police Officer, Killed After Suspect Intentionally Struck Him With Vehicle, Authorities Say

    A Houston police officer died in the line of duty Monday when an unnamed suspect intentionally ran him over during a high-speed car chase, reports said. Officer Richard Martin, a 47-year-old man who worked at the Houston Police Department for the last four years, was struck with the vehicle as he tried to aid in the suspect’s capture

  • Turkey: Police officer killed after being hit by car whose driver refused to stop

    A 23-year-old police officer was killed on Wednesday night in the western province of Manisa after being hit by a car whose driver refused to stop, despite being ordered to do so by the officer.

  • Colorado State Patrol cadet killed near Longmont as he tried to save tow truck driver

    As a police chase sped down a state highway Saturday morning, a Colorado State Patrol cadet shouted a warning to a tow truck driver to get out of the way. Then, a fleeing Honda barreled through the unrelated accident scene and hit State Patrol Cadet Taylor Thyfault. Thyfault, 21, was killed.

  • Ohio: Tow truck Driver Killed on Ohio Turnpike

    A crash closed the eastbound lanes of the Ohio Turnpike Monday for the second time in just two hours after another vehicle hit a semi involved in the earlier crash.

  • Massachusetts: Tow Truck Driver Killed on Massachusetts Turnpike

    State police have identified the tow truck operator struck and killed while helping a motorist in the breakdown lane of the Massachusetts Turnpike. Police say 22-year-old Kevin St Pierre of Southbridge was pronounced dead at the scene after he was struck by an eastbound box truck at about 3 p.m. Wednesday near exit 10 in Auburn. Police said the box truck driver, 45-year-old Richard Taylor of Taunton, was not injured. Another story can be found at: http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/28085037/crash-on-i-90-leaves-one-dead

  • Pennsylvania: Paramedic Struck and Killed

    Janice Livingston, an paramedic with the West End Ambulance Association was responding to a crash when she was struck and killed by a truck. The crash happened just after 9:30 this morning on Route 271 in Upper Yoder Township between Fender Lane and Meadow Drive. Other stories can be found at: http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/paramedic-killed-while-working-at-cambria-county-crash-scene-5265.shtml http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/news/fullstory/newsid/217959 http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/coworkers-mourn-loss-paramedic-killed-monday-line-duty-5287.shtml http://www.wearecentralpa.com/story/d/story/viewing-held-for-paramedic-killed-in-the-line-of-d/21194/b9lTNADCmUWdJ4jJ0n_OKw http://www.wtrf.com/story/28278716/funeral-set-for-western-pennsylvania-paramedic-killed-on-job

  • South Carolina: Firefighter Struck and Killed on U.S. 17

    Kenneth Stanton, a Firefighter in Sandy Springs (Anderson County) was struck and killed in the Line of Duty this evening, Sunday February 15, 2015. Initial reports are that the crash, on US-17, occurred at around 2100 hours. Stanton, 52, was operating at the scene of a previous crash when he struck by a vehicle. The former Marine and now volunteer Firefighter was immediately treated and transported but succumbed to his injuries. Another story can be found at: http://www.sconfire.com/ http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/news/fullstory/newsid/217476

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