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Paramedic Shea Lathrum and EMT Brandon Busch were returning from an out-of-county transport when they saw a car leave the roadway and catch fire
The pilot said the chopper’s engine may have failed
The cause of the incident is unknown, but is currently under investigation
The suspect suffered minor injuries in the collisions
The woman, in her 20s, was seen stumbling around the platform before stumbling and falling onto the tracks
An undetermined mechanical failure has been deemed the cause of the incident
The plane crashed less than a mile from the airport
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Police allege the suspect purposely crashed, then killed the girl by sitting on top of her head until she asphyxiated
The dog escaped while the women were pulled over on a highway
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The man suffered head an internal injuries and died at the scene
The man had a history of violence and misdemeanor warrants on file
A 19-year-old man entered a convenience store after being stabbed several times, setting off the investigation
Few other details were immediately available in the investigation
She and her mother were pinned against the building
The driver accidentally pressed the gas instead of the brake; no injuries were reported
A large highway was sent into the path of another vehicle killing the three people
It is unclear if the firefighters were responding to a call when their apparatus crashed into the truck
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The police chief and his wife were riding in their truck when another vehicle that was out of control struck them
The 69-year-old man allegedly bought a shotgun, showed his wife how to use it, and left it alone with her loaded
A woman is believed to have been shot to death while she was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher
Two students were injured; paramedics arrived within four minutes of the incident
The boy did not have a “walk” status on his crosswalk sign
Major crime investigators from the Connecticut state police on Saturday were combing “every crack and crevice” of Sandy Hook Elementary School
Shootings happened as the hotel’s front desk was busy on a Friday night with the National Finals Rodeo and other events in town
Police were sent to St. Vincent’s Hospital around 4 a.m. to check on a report of an armed man inside the facility
The number of crashes of responders increased this year, but none resulted in deaths
She was trapped her in her car for over eight hours and likely suffered hypothermia
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