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NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports for "Motor Vehicle - Struck-by" Incidents
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Pennsylvania Police Officer Killed on Highway
A Middletown police officer was killed this morning in an accident on Route 1 Superhighway when a speeding car struck his police cruiser, pinning the officer under his patrol car.
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Torrance NM Deputy Struck and Killed
Torrance New Mexico Deputy Sheriff killed on I-40
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Ohio Officer Struck and Killed
An Ohion Police Officer was struck and killed removing debris from the roadway.
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NJ DOT Employee Struck and Killed While Assisting Motorist
News sources in Philadelphia and South Jersey are reporting a 45 year old NJDOT employee was struck and killed on I-76 in Bellmawr this afternoon Monday January 11, 2009.
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NJ Firefigter Dies After Being Struck by Fire Truck
A firefighter died on the scene of a fire in Elizabeth Friday. Gary Stephens, a 28-year veteran of the Elizabeth Fire Department, died when he was struck by a fire truck.
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Texas Officer Succumbs to 2005 Crash Injuries
The Officer Down Memorial Page has reported the death of Amarillo, Texas Officer Mark Simmons. Simmons died on Wednesday, Dec. 17 from injuries sustained three years ago when his cruiser was struck by a vehicle being pursued by other officers. He and his partner were attempting to locate the vehicle when it slammed into them.
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Montana Firefighter Struck and Killed While Managing Traffic
A volunteer firefighter is dead after a tractor trailer crashed into his vehicle while he was responding to a wreck on Interstate 90 near Haugan, MT. The Montana Highway Patrol says the 59-year-old firefighter from Haugan was responding to a single-vehicle wreck involving minor injuries. He was working in a traffic control function when he was struck by an out-of-control tractor-trailer.
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Texas Officer Who Was Hit by Squad Car Dies
A San Antonio police officer who was critically injured in a weekend traffic accident when he was hit by another officer's patrol vehicle died Monday evening.
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South African Traffic Officer Dies at KZN Accident Scene on N2
Two people, including a policewoman, were killed after being struck by a minibus taxi while controlling traffic at the scene of another accident on the N2 highway north of Durban this morning.
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Dies After 4 Years In Coma
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who stood out for his youthful energy, despite being one of the older recruits to join the force, died Friday afternoon October 24, four years after a car struck him, sending him into a long-term coma. He was 44.