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NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports for "Motor Vehicle - Struck-by" Incidents
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Maryland Highway Flagger is Struck and Killed
A Salisbury woman was killed Monday after being struck by a car on the shoulder of Route 413 in Marion Station, according to Maryland State Police.
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TX Officer Killed In Line Of Duty During Pursuit
The Corpus Christi Police Department Patrol is saddened to report that a veteran Patrol officer was struck and killed overnight by a fleeing motorist.
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Pennsylvania Police Officer Killed on Highway
A Middletown police officer was killed this morning in an accident on Route 1 Superhighway when a speeding car struck his police cruiser, pinning the officer under his patrol car.
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Torrance NM Deputy Struck and Killed
Torrance New Mexico Deputy Sheriff killed on I-40
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Ohio Officer Struck and Killed
An Ohion Police Officer was struck and killed removing debris from the roadway.
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NJ DOT Employee Struck and Killed While Assisting Motorist
News sources in Philadelphia and South Jersey are reporting a 45 year old NJDOT employee was struck and killed on I-76 in Bellmawr this afternoon Monday January 11, 2009.
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NJ Firefigter Dies After Being Struck by Fire Truck
A firefighter died on the scene of a fire in Elizabeth Friday. Gary Stephens, a 28-year veteran of the Elizabeth Fire Department, died when he was struck by a fire truck.
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Texas Officer Succumbs to 2005 Crash Injuries
The Officer Down Memorial Page has reported the death of Amarillo, Texas Officer Mark Simmons. Simmons died on Wednesday, Dec. 17 from injuries sustained three years ago when his cruiser was struck by a vehicle being pursued by other officers. He and his partner were attempting to locate the vehicle when it slammed into them.
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Montana Firefighter Struck and Killed While Managing Traffic
A volunteer firefighter is dead after a tractor trailer crashed into his vehicle while he was responding to a wreck on Interstate 90 near Haugan, MT. The Montana Highway Patrol says the 59-year-old firefighter from Haugan was responding to a single-vehicle wreck involving minor injuries. He was working in a traffic control function when he was struck by an out-of-control tractor-trailer.
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Texas Officer Who Was Hit by Squad Car Dies
A San Antonio police officer who was critically injured in a weekend traffic accident when he was hit by another officer's patrol vehicle died Monday evening.