Son Of Retired Fire Chief Killed In Hebron Ratchet Strap Accident
A tragic accident in Connecticut has claimed the life of the son of a retired deputy fire chief.
Shane Albert, the son of retired West Hartford Fire Department Deputy Chief Keith Albert, died Monday, Feb. 24, after a ratchet strap snapped and struck him in the head on Burnt Hill Road in Hebron, authorities said.
The West Hartford Fire Fighters Association, Local 1241, shared a message of support for the Albert family.
“The West Hartford Fire Fighters Association, Local 1241, extends our deepest sympathies to retired Deputy Chief Keith Albert on the tragic loss of his son, Shane Alber…
UMass Lowell Student, Retired Gloucester Fire Lt. Killed In Crash Involving Police Cruiser: DA
A retired Massachusetts firefighter who was now a UMass Lowell student has died nearly a week after being struck by a Lowell Police cruiser near campus, authorities announced.
Daniel Kennedy, 60, of Billerica, was struck and killed on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 6:23 p.m. on Wilder Street in Lowell, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan confirmed. He succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Lahey Hospital.
Investigators say a marked Lowell Police cruiser was traveling north on Wilder Street when the driver allegedly struck Kennedy. Kennedy was also walk…
Young Mom Killed By Wrong-Way Firefighter On Route 80 In Totowa, Family Says
The 24-year-old woman killed by a wrong-way firefighter earlier this week in New Jersey has been identified as the mother of the 2-year-old boy and the daughter of the 60-year-old woman who were both hospitalized.
Joanne Furman, 60, was driving in the westbound lanes of Route 80 when her vehicle was struck by 30-year-old Albin Fermin, a Newark firefighter, just after 2 a.m. in Totowa on Monday, Jan. 5, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said.
Furman and her 2-year-old grandchild were hospitalized while her daughter, Imani Furman, was killed, according to GoFundMe, which i…
Firefighter, Army Vet Seriously Injured By Wrong-Way Driver On NJ Turnpike In Ridgefield Park
A Hudson Valley firefighter, US Army veteran, and young father is facing a long road to recovery after being struck by a wrong-way driver on the NJ Turnpike last weekend, loved ones say.
Guillermo Mollins, 39, of Poughkeepsie, was in a Honda sedan when he was struck by a Ford pickup truck driven by 44-year-old Bruce Canfield, of Pottstown, PA, who was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike early Saturday, Jan. 3, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said.
Canfield died as a result of the head-on crash near milepost 117.8, which sent the pickup into a concrete …
