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Mississippi Teen Volunteer Dies in POV Response Crash
AMORY, Miss. - Authorities say a volunteer firefighter was killed while responding to a fire call.
Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley said in a news release that 18-year-old Jacob Anthony Carter of Amory died at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo Sunday after his SUV ran off the road, overturned and struck a tree.
The accident occurred just before noon on McCullen Road south of Amory.
Gurley says Carter was pronounced around 2 p.m.
Officials say Carter, who was a firefighter with the Becker-Athens Volunteer Fire Department, was not wearing his seat belt.
The accident is under investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff's Department.
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Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley said in a news release that 18-year-old Jacob Anthony Carter of Amory died at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo Sunday after his SUV ran off the road, overturned and struck a tree.
The accident occurred just before noon on McCullen Road south of Amory.
Gurley says Carter was pronounced around 2 p.m.
Officials say Carter, who was a firefighter with the Becker-Athens Volunteer Fire Department, was not wearing his seat belt.
The accident is under investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff's Department.
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Clarion-Ledger: Volunteer Firefighter Killed in Wreck on Way to Fire
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Mackie on
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Agreed Chief! Totally! Please let this be yet another learning experience for everyone who thinks they are invincible! Condolences to the family, and the department!
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Permalink Reply by Andrew on
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This is why EVERYONE should be trained in driving in emergency mode and go through Defensive Driving. However, the most important thing people should do is buckle up.
I see it all of the time in ambulances - people just get in and don't buckle up. It truly irks me, especially since driving with lights and sirens is especially dangerous.
Although I hate to say it, I think emergency personnel should start either being fined OR repremanded for not wearing seatbelts on ANY apparatus.
Our new ladder won't drive past a certain speed if it detects that personnel aren't wearing their seatbelts.
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Andrew, brilliant idea.. and I am sure someone has thought of this..but in today's modern computerized vehicles, AND apparatus, surely they can design a system that will not only slow the vehicle down, but shut the engine down totally. that would stop it better than a tree!
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Permalink Reply by Stephen (Steve) Saucier on
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My thoughts and prayers go out to Jacob's family. Sad to see such a young life gone, but proud to see it was lost trying to help someone, not in a crime. Brother, the Lord awaits you, ascend to the Hero portion of Heaven.
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