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  • Delaware: Service to Honor Delaware City EMT Killed in Line of Duty

    A memorial service will be held Friday night on the fifth anniversary of the death of Delaware City emergency medical technician Michelle Newton Smith. She was killed in the line of duty Dec. 20, 2008, in a hit-and-run crash by a disabled motorist on U.S. 13 near New Castle. Members of the Delaware City Fire Company along with responders who were on the scene the night of Smith’s death will dedicate a road side memorial sign on U.S. 13 (Du Pont Highway) near School Lane, across from the exact location where Smith was killed while driving an ambulance near the New Castle Airport terminal. The ceremony begins at 6:45 p.m. and is scheduled to last about 30 minutes.

  • Ohio: Officer Struck By Suspect Receives Purple Heart

    Officer Chad Lishness is lucky to be laughing again after he nearly lost his life while on patrol in May of this year. "The last thing I remember is probably the guy turning the wheel into me," he said. Lishness was struck by 18-year-old Joshua Baldrige of Mount Vernon as he tried to speed away from police who were pursuing him after he was seen breaking into businesses.

  • Pennsylvania: Rodney Miller's Family Recalls the Life of the Former Loganville Fire Chief, Killed While on Duty

    In the nearly seven months since Loganville Volunteer Fire Chief Rodney Miller was killed while working at a scene, his family members say, they keep learning just how much of a hero he was. "I just didn't realize how many lives he touched," his father, Paul Miller said.

  • Arizona: Truck Driver Distracted By Porn On Cell Phone Crashes Into Stopped Vehicles

    A distracted driver hit three stopped police vehicles. The force of the terrible accident resulted in the death of one officer. To top the tragic affair off, video obtained from the truck’s cabin show that the driver, 33-year-old Jorge Espinoza, was distracted by pornography on his cell phone at the time of the crash.

  • Maryland: Hundreds Remember Fallen Firefighter

    More than 500 friends, relatives, and colleagues paid their final respects Saturday to volunteer fire Captain David Barr. The veteran Cecil County firefighter died nine days ago from injuries he suffered when he was struck by a car while responding to an accident on U.S. Route 40 in Perryville last month. Another story may be found at: http://www.newarkpostonline.com/regional/article_e10ad75b-6a69-5ec5-b44a-a9c1d2a6ddae.html

  • Virginia: Former Trooper Recounts Harrowing Experience

    One minute, the state trooper was standing next to a car on the side of Interstate 664, preparing to write a ticket. The next, he was on the ground in front of the car’s front tire – battered, in pain, and praying the driver had it in park. He didn’t know he’d been hit by a tractor-trailer; that he was lucky to be alive

  • Kansas: Tow Truck Drivers in Funeral Procession

    Dozens of tow truck drivers, perhaps more than 60, turn out to honor one of their own killed by a hit and run driver. Heidi Burton and numerous family members and friends watched the procession arrive at the Resthaven cemetery in west Wichita. Burton says, "I couldn't ask for a better way to send my husband off. He would of loved this."

  • Maryland: Runners Raise Money to Help Injured State Trooper

    Hundreds of people donned sneakers on a crisp, sunny Sunday morning to show their support for a Maryland state trooper critically injured on the job last month.

  • North Carolina: Botched Traffic Alert Warns Of ‘Women Drivers, Rain, Obama Care’

    The North Carolina Department of Transportation sent out a traffic alert, warning people of female drivers, rain and Obamacare. The North Carolina DOT sends out routine alerts to drivers about accidents and road work using email and Twitter messages.

  • Ohio: Jail Time for Driver Who Hit Trooper

    The man who struck a state trooper with his car will spend six months in jail. Tyler Combs received the maximum sentence Thursday for assault. Another story can be found at: http://www.wlwt.com/news/local-news/news-warren-county/man-who-critically-injured-osp-trooper-in-crash-sentenced/-/13602148/22857614/-/tn6hevz/-/index.html?absolute=true

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