Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
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Both vehicles were fully engulfed in flames; two were dead at the scene and four others taken to area hospitals
Michael Burke, 23, was off-duty when his Jeep struck an abutment near a railroad bridge and he was killed
Ambulance workers called police after finding the boy face down in the snow in a pool of blood
The storm caused hundreds of car accidents, and those killed include a 4-year-old girl in a rollover and a man found near downed power lines
Two victims died and 22 others suffered a range of injuries
The family’s cousin was arrested and admitted to the slayings
Investigators say Daniel Dupuy, 47, simply watched a fire that started in his kitchen burn; it then spread to four adjoining apartments and killed his upstairs neighbor
First responders flooded the scene as a woman tried to ram through a White House barricade and the car chase ended in gunfire
Rodney Duve, 52, allegedly shot a 39-year-old thief in the head as he tried to leave with a 12-pack
A driver veered into the opposite lane during the Granite State Wheelmen Tri-State Seacoast Century ride
Police blamed the attack on terrorists, who threw grenades and fired automatic weapons
Aaron Alexis has been accused in a shooting rampage that left 12 dead
The woman died after suffering at least one gunshot wound to the head
Sentence could be reduced by 10 years with good behavior
The amoeba typically enters the body through the nose as people are swimming or diving
When police spoke with him, he had a “generic gold EMT badge” and admitted waving it at the other driver
The man fled the store in blood-soaked clothes, and was arrested after ending up in the home of the store’s owner
Thirty-five percent of those killed, or 1,547 pedestrians, had blood alcohol content levels of .08 or higher, the legal limit for driving
An autopsy determined he died of crushing injuries caused by the trash compactor
The sheriff’s office cited laryngeal edema, or a swelling in the throat, as the cause of death
The attorney for the fire department said the ambulance had its lights and sirens activated and she was using a cellphone when the crash happened
The report noted that toxicology reports detected the presence of numerous medications, including a prescribed pain reliever and other drugs with sedative effects
The man was shot while riding his bike and remained in the street for 30 minutes until an ambulance arrived
He is charged with negligent homicide a fatal crash in which the ambulance struck a motorist at an intersection
Many experts said mobile phones have a low output of only 3 to 5 volts, which isn’t enough to harm the human body
Council members raised concerns about the response time in light of a recent 10-day strike notice due contract disputes
Festivites turn tragic and medics bear witness
Gomez, his wife, his 3 year-old daughter and his 13 year-old niece died at the scene
EMT Robert Hanes Sr. was taken by helicopter to a hospital where he later died
Her mother found her daughter lying on a bedroom floor with a gunshot wound and she later died at a hospital