Biographical Info
Age: 51
Additional Info: Captain Alan Leake is survived by a wife, five children and three grandchildren.
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Leake died as a result of traumatic cardiac arrest.
Date of Incident: April 30, 2006
The Associated Press
FULTON, Mo. — A firefighter responding to a fatal automobile accident on Highway 54 near Fulton collapsed in his chief’s arms and died yesterday, a department spokeswoman said.
Capt. Alan Leake, 51, collapsed shortly after attending to an accident in which a driver lost control of his pickup, rolled several times and was ejected, said Vicki Schulte of the Fulton Fire Department.
After emergency responders administered CPR, the driver, 25-year-old John Robert Buchholz of Fulton, was airlifted to University Hospital in Columbia. He died during the flight.
Full Story: Firefighter dies after responding to crash