Beaumont, Texas Police Officer Killed When Struck by Chase Suspect
A capital murder warrant was issued for a suspect that allegedly struck and killed a Beaumont police officer who was standing outside of his patrol car during a chase late Friday. Police said 36-year-old Bryan Hebert, a 10-year veteran of the Beaumont Police Department, was trying to stop John Nero on Dowlen Road near Ivanhoe, close to Phelan, around 10:40 p.m. when the incident occurred. Police said Hebert had stopped and gone to the back of his unit to pull out spike strips to stop Nero, 30, who was driving a 2008 Maroon Dodge Nitro. Police said Nero intentionally struck the front of the Hebert’s unit head-on, pushing the back of the patrol unit into the officer while he was still behind it.
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African Police Officer Hit, Killed at Roadblock
Lukas Elifas (37) from Oikango village in Oshana Region, who is accused of having hit and killed a female Police officer Albertina Uugwanga with his taxi appeared in the Oshakati Magistrate Court yesterday on charges of murder and attempted murder. Elifas ignored Police signs at the Oshiko roadblock early Sunday morning and bumped the officer who was manning the roadblock.
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Atlanta Police Officer Struck and Killed
An Atlanta police officer was killed in the line of duty Tuesday night. The 15-year veteran was helping another officer when she was struck on Interstate 75. Senior Police Officer Gail Thomas died when she was struck by a car along Interstate 75 late Tuesday night as she worked a traffic accident scene. Police charged Chasity Jones, 22, with vehicular homicide, DUI and failure to yield.
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Firefighter Struck and Killed at Crash Site in Brazil
A 32-year-old Firefighter was hit by a commercial truck while operating at a crash site and died in the Line of Duty. This incident happened in the city of Montes Claros, State of Minas Gerais, last Saturday. The fire apparatus and an ambulance were operating at the crash that was involving a car and two trucks. As Firefighters were operating on the removal of the pinned victim, a commercial truck crashed into the area and killed four people, among them the FF. Our sincere condolences to all affected.
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Honolulu Officer Killed in Car Accident
A Honolulu Police Department officer, who was originally from Folsom, was killed late last night after his car caught fire after being hit by another driver. According to police, officer Garret Davis had just pulled over on the H-1 freeway to help a driver with a stalled vehicle, but before he was able to get out of his car, a Chevy Silverado slammed right into it. The impact from the truck pushed Davis’ police car into the stalled vehicle, causing it to catch on fire. Davis was killed instantly.
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Canadian Tow Truck Driver Killed Changing Tire
Essex Ontario Provincial Police said Paul Rocheleau, a tow truck driver, died as a result of the injuries suffered from being struck by a vehicle on Highway 3 near Montgomery Street around 11 a.m. Tuesday.
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Florida Tow Truck Driver Dies After Being Struck by Car on I-95
A tow truck driver was hit and killed by a car on Interstate 95 this afternoon while he was picking up traffic cones, a spokesman with the Florida Highway Patrol said. Joseph Ricciardelli, an employee with Emerald Towing, had pulled his tow truck over to the side of I-95 south of the Woolbright Road exit to assist the Florida Highway Patrol with towing a car. The owner of that car had been arrested and the car needed to be moved off the road, said Lt. Tim Frith with the Florida Highway Patrol.
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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.
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California Crime Technician Struck and Killed
A Stanislaus County sheriff's crime technician died after being struck by a car at Charles Street and Santa Fe Avenue in Hughson Friday morning. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Peregory in Modesto, the technician was hit while working at a crime scene around 6:30 a.m. Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson later identified the technician as 46-year-old Mary Donahou.
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Hit and Run Kills California Towing Operator
Police are seeking the driver of a tan sedan who killed a tow truck a driver in Riverside last night and then fled the scene. The hit-and-run driver swerved into the tow operator as he tried to load a disabled vehicle onto his flatbed tow truck on the right shoulder of the road on the eastbound side. The operator has been identified as Christopher Tatro, 40, of Corona, who worked for Advanced Auto Tow. Tatro taken to Riverside Community Hospital, where he died on Saturday.
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