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  • Virginia: Tow Truck Driver Killed on Side of I-495 Beltway

    A tow truck driver was hit and killed on the Outer Loop of the Beltway Monday morning while responding to an unattended vehicle. It happened at 9:53 a.m. along the shoulder of the southbound lanes of I-495 at the ramp for Exit 49 to Rt. 7, between the George Washington Parkway and Interstate 66. A Fairfax Towing & Recovery wrecker had stopped out on the right southbound shoulder of I-495 for an unattended vehicle. The wrecker driver, Najdi Hicham, 45, of Centreville, Va., was hit by a box truck traveling south on I-495. He died at the scene. Another story can be found at: http://patch.com/virginia/centreville/centreville-tow-truck-driver-killed-i-495-crash-0?utm_source=alert-breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=police%20%26%20fire&utm_campaign=alert

  • New Jersey: Cliffside Park Officer Dies from Struck-By Injuries

    One Cliffside Police officer was killed and another injured when they were struck by an SUV this weekend. Just after 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Officer Stephen Petruzzello and his partner Thaier Abdallah were on foot patrol on Walker Street in Cliffside Park. The 22-year-olds had just graduated from the academy last month, and are part of the borough's special police force. Both Petruzzello and Abdallah were crossing the street when a Honda CRV struck them both, shattering the windshield. Other stories can be found at: http://7online.com/news/1-cliffside-park-officer-killed-1--hurt-after-being-struck-by-suv/452799/ http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/12/29/cliffside-park-police-officer-hit-by-suv-dies/

  • New York: Officer Injured in 2013 Dies of Injuries

    Staten Island, NY *Line of Duty Death* MTA Bridge & Tunnel Officer Thomas Choi was struck and wounded by a car on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on Oct. 20, 2013. He remained in the hospital ever since and succumed to his injuries today.

  • United Kingdom: Paramedic Dies After Being Knocked Down in an Ambulance Station Car Park

    A paramedic has died after she was knocked down in a Scottish ambulance station car park. Alison Smith was struck by a vehicle at the station on Western Road in Kilmarnock at 7am on Tuesday. The 51-year-old, from Irvine, sustained serious injuries and was given first aid at the scene by fellow paramedics.

  • Texas: Tow Truck Driver Struck and Killed

    North Carolina State Troopers said a family from Florida’s vehicle had broken down on the side of the highway and a wrecker service was called to assist them. Forty-four-year-old Jeffery Allen Rackley, of Jeff’s Wrecker Service in Rocky Mount, was struck and killed by a driver as he prepared to hook up the van to the rollback, officials said. Troopers said the driver, Paul Joseph Dattari 67, of Raeford, ran off the road to the right, sideswiped the van and struck Rackley. Dattari also hit the rollback in the midst of the crash, causing it to flip its car multiple times. Another story can be found at: http://www.wilsontimes.com/News/Feature/Story/34832831---TOW-TRUCK-DRIVER-DIES-IN-WRECK

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