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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
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
The ambulance crashed into an SUV crushing the motorist inside her car
The shooting occurred reportedly because of a dispute over a basketball game
The woman apparently missed a corner and struck a tree
It has not been revealed if Jacob Roberts left any kind of suicide note
Parents flooded to Sandy Hook Elementary School, about 60 miles northeast of New York City, looking for their children in the wake of the shooting
The man was trying to take a photo of the Chicago skyline
The man is suspected to have been under the influence of drugs
Authorities say he used an access card to enter the building without having to go through security check
Kristian Hernandez is accused of striking a pedestrian and driving away
The gunman had no connection to the two people he shot and killed
A witness said the gunman had a rifle and was wearing a camouflage outfit and mask
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A total of 32,367 deaths were a result of traffic accidents in 2011
Lynnard Spiry Jr. was riding in the passenger seat of a pickup that lost control and crashed into the ambulance
Charlie Falcus suffered serious head trauma but is back at school a month later
The man was being transported to the hospital when he freed himself from a stretcher and jumped out
The kite missed his eye socket but damaged his brain
Two others also sustained serious injuries
A driver running a red light set-off the accident
While assisting another DUI driver, a second driver crashed into the scene
Both vehicles involved in the crash sustained heavy damage
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