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NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports for "Motor Vehicle - Struck-by" Incidents
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Massachusetts: State Trooper Killed In Crash On Mass Pike In Charlton
A State Trooper was killed in a crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Charlton Wednesday afternoon.State Police identified the trooper as Thomas Clardy, 44. He was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had joined State Police in April 2005.Clardy had pulled over a Chevy Tahoe for speeding on the westbound side of the highway around noon. Clardy returned to his SUV when a Nissan Maxima slammed into the rear of his vehicle.
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California: CHP Officer Struck By SUV On I-80 Near Truckee Dies
HP Officer Nathan Daniel Taylor, 35, of Gold Run, who underwent surgery after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 80 on Saturday, has died.
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New Jersey: State Trooper Dies From Rt. 295 'Struck-By' Injuries
A trooper struck by a vehicle while responding to a car fire Monday night has died of his injuries, New Jersey State Police confirmed this morning.
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Florida: Tow truck driver killed trying to help motorist
A Tampa tow truck driver was killed on the Howard Frankland Bridge road while trying to help a stranded driver and passenger he spotted early Monday morning after finishing up another call. The Florida Highway Patrol says the driver who hit 42-year-old Rogelio "Roger" Perez-Borroto didn't bother to stop to call for help.
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Michigan: Police ID tow truck driver killed in crash
28-year-old tow truck driver was killed in a crash about 6:30 a.m. Friday in Clyde Township.
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Wisconsin: Endeavor volunteer firefighter dies
A volunteer firefighter was severely injured Friday after responding to a crash on I-39.
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Maryland: Montgomery Officer Noah Leotta, hit by suspected drunk driver, dies at 24.
Montgomery County Police Officer Noah Leotta, who was struck last week by a suspected drunken driver, died at a local hospital on Thursday morning, police officials said.
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Georgia: Police Officer Struck Back in March Dies of His Injuries
Former co-workers from Hinesville to Savannah are remembering a Georgia Ports officer struck by a drunk driver months ago.
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Colorado: State trooper fatally hit on I-25 while investigating crash
A female Colorado State Patrol trooper was fatally hit on Sunday night while investigating crash on southbound Interstate 25 south of Castle Rock, authorities said. The incident happened about 8:50 p.m. when the trooper was on the right shoulder of the interstate near mile marker 175 as she investigated a crash.
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Israel: Border Police officer hit in car-ramming attack dies of wounds
A 19-year-old Border Policeman who was critically wounded in a vehicular attack last week in the West Bank died on Sunday of his wounds, police said.Binyamin Yakobovich was badly hurt on November 4 when a Palestinian assailant rammed into him at the Halhul junction, near Hebron.