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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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
Six people were injured and one was killed in the July 2012 accident
The NTSB will release a preliminary finding next week on the crash
FDNY spokesman Frank Gribbon conceded there was an unnecessary delay of more than 4 minutes for EMS to respond to the call
Police said the woman was threatening store employees
Bradley Harper, 23, got caught between the vehicles as they tried to pass each other on a narrow road
The toddler had fallen from an upstairs window at his home in a housing estate on the outskirts of the East Cork town
Calaveras County Sheriff Gary Kuntz said authorities spent more than 2,000 hours on the investigation before they arrested the boy on Saturday
Medics on scene commend civilians for their desire to help amid the chaos
A TV reporter danced at fire scene where 3 children died while filming a promotional video; the affiliate apologized.
The NTSB will gather Tuesday to give a cause for the accident in August 2011 that killed four people
The gunman allegedly shot the woman then ran away on foot
Simon Sexton fell out of the side door of the moving vehicle
The combined penalties could amount of $15,200
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