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• Funeral Planned For Colorado Officer Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver

  Funeral services are planned for an Englewood police officer who was struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver. Officer Jeremy Bitner, 39, was killed Monday just after midnight while conducting a traffic stop near the intersection of West Belleview Avenue and South Broadway. A funeral will be held at the Denver First Church of the Nazarene at 3800 E. Hampden Ave. at 1 p.m. Friday. Following the service, Bitner will be buried at Fort Logan Cemetery.

• Curry College Honors Fallen Massachusetts State Trooper

  A state trooper struck and killed in Mansfield in the line of duty by an allegedly drunken driver has been awarded a posthumous degree from Curry College. College President Kenneth Quigley awarded the degree Sunday to the widow of Sgt. Douglas Weddleton, with the couple's four sons looking on.

• Maryland: Multimillion Dollar Lawsuit Filed In Officer's Highway Injuries

  A city police officer critically hurt when she was struck and knocked off the JFX last year is seeking millions of dollars. Officer Teresa Rigby has filed a lawsuit naming the driver of the car that allegedly slammed into her police cruiser. Ir also names the striking car's owner.

• Massachusetts Trooper Gets Posthumous Degree

  A Massachusetts state trooper struck and killed in the line of duty by an allegedly drunken driver has been awarded a posthumous degree from Curry College. School President Kenneth Quigley on Sunday awarded the degree to the widow of Sgt. Douglas Weddleton, with the couple's four sons looking on.

• Driver Behavior Study Released By CVVFA/ERSI

  Supported by roadway safety outreach initiatives of the United States Fire Administration and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association Emeregency Responder Safety Institute has announced the release of the report and training program entitled DETERMINING THE RELATIVE IMPACT OF PSAs AND BROCHURES UPON GENERAL PUBLIC DRIVERS INTERFACING WITH EMERGENCY SERVICE VEHICLES

• No Policy Changes Since Death of Ohio Deputy

  A year after a Warren County sheriff’s deputy was killed in the line of duty, his peers and the community continue to mourn and remember him and his sacrifice. Sgt. Brian Dulle, 36, of Turtlecreek Twp., died when he was struck by a stolen car driven by Marcus Isreal of Middletown.

• Bridge Dedicated in Honor of Late Brockton, MA State Police Trooper

  A bridge was dedicated Tuesday in honor of Sgt. Douglas Weddleton, a longtime state trooper from Brockton who was killed June 16, 2010, when he was struck by a vehicle while working a construction detail on Interstate 95. The bridge named in his honor carries Interstate 495 traffic over Interstate 95 in the town of Mansfield. Weddleton was killed by a suspected drunken driver.

• Technology that helped Save Millbrook, NY Firefighter's Life is Lauded

  While battling a brush fire in East Clinton, Millbrook firefighter Edward Wheeler was suddenly confronted with a different emergency. Wheeler was walking back to the fire truck, when he was suddenly hit by crushing chest pains. As his left arm went numb, Wheeler recognized his perilous situation.

• Illinois Police Officer Hit While Directing Traffic Files Lwsuit

  A Grayslake police officer is seeking damages in a lawsuit from a private school that employed a bus driver accused of striking the woman while she directed traffic on a busy thoroughfare.

• The Respondersafety Learning Network Goes Live

  Respondersafety.com from the Emergency Responder Safety Institute (ERSI) is now releasing free training modules on The Respondersafety Learning Network.