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Woman dies when car crashes into DPS cruiser

Submitted by brooksm on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 14:22

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by Maria Polletta - Jun. 3, 2009
The Arizona Republic

A DUI suspect sitting in the back of a Department of Public Safety patrol car was killed when another car slammed into the vehicle, leaving the patrol car in flames on a Tucson highway early Wednesday morning.

Faith Mascolino, 45, was driving her 2004 GMC Yukon westbound on the Interstate 10 around 1:15 a.m. when a DPS officer pulled her over to the emergency lane suspecting she might be intoxicated, DPS Officer Quentin Mehr said.

Cruisers to be fitted with new safety panels

Submitted by helvet on Mon, 06/09/2008 - 12:40

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By Denise Dick
The Vindicator

Thursday, June 5, 2008

BOARDMAN Township police officers have another line of defense against injury during rear-end cruiser collisions.

The department bought 10 vehicular fire protection systems, called FIRE Panels, to install over the gas tanks of the Ford Crown Victoria cruisers. Each panel, a polymer shell containing a fire suppression powder, costs $495. The money is coming from the department's Law Enforcement Trust Fund, cash seized during drug and other investigations.

Family of four dies in accident

Submitted by helvet on Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:44

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By Joe Hadsall
The Joplin Globe

A Joplin family's trip to Dallas ended in tragedy Sunday when the car was struck by a tractor-trailer and caught fire.
Killed in the crash were Robert Hayes, 52, his wife, Melissa, 41, and sons Tyler, 15, and Colby, 14.
Sgt. Brent Crittenden of the Pryor (Okla.) Police Department said witnesses reported that the Hayes vehicle stopped about 1:15 p.m. for a traffic light at U.S. Highway 69 and Southeast 49th Street.

Fort Worth officer killed while helping motorist

Submitted by helvet on Mon, 12/18/2006 - 13:24

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By ALEX BRANCH
Star-Telegram Staff Writer

12/17/06

FORT WORTH -- A 34-year-old Fort Worth police officer with two young daughters died early Sunday when his patrol car was rear-ended and burst into flames along Interstate 35W.

Officer Dwayne Freeto was pronounced dead at the scene. He had responded to a stranded motorist call on southbound I-35W at Morningside Drive around 3:45 a.m.

2 troopers, woman die in blazing crash

Submitted by helvet on Fri, 09/29/2006 - 12:17

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Mystery surrounds wreck of vehicles in Gallia County Friday, September 29, 2006Mary Beth Lane THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

GALLIPOLIS, Ohio - An ordinary workday morning ended in flames yesterday, leaving three families and the State Highway Patrol to grieve for lives lost along a rural Gallia County road.

Promising Fashion Model Dies In Fiery Crash

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 08/08/2006 - 15:12

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7/31/06

TRENTON, N.J. -- She'd recently appeared on the cover of Italian Vogue, and had modeled for top designers at shows this summer in Milan and Paris.

But now, 19-year-old Heather Bratton is dead, the victim of a fiery crash on the New Jersey Turnpike. Authorities confirm that she was killed in the three-car crash a week ago.

A statement from her booking agency said she'd been headed to Newark International Airport. Her stepfather told the New York Post she'd been in New York for a photo shoot.

Wesley Chapel fashion model dies in New Jersey accident

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 08/08/2006 - 15:03

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7/30/06

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) â€” A young woman who died in a fiery auto crash on the New Jersey Turnpike last weekend has been identified as a promising fashion model from Florida.

New Jersey State Police confirmed today that 19-year-old Heather Bratton was the passenger who died at the scene of a three-car collision at about 5 a-m on July 22nd. A statement on the Web site of her booking agency, Women Management, says she was en route to a flight at Newark International Airport.