Motorcycle Crash
Melvin “Dennis” Fortney III also taught at a community college and had retired as a battalion chief for Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue
The IAFC joins ERSI’s work to collect as much data as possible with the aim of reducing the number of secondary crashes and struck-by incidents at emergency scenes
Patrick Sullivan pleaded guilty in March to charges related to a motorcycle crash that killed Ryan Ferrara
Capt. David Mains, former Maine firefighter of the year, was pronounced dead at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was flown by a medical helicopter
Rhett Larsen, 39, was hit by another vehicle after his motorcycle struck a bear on the highway
Columbus Division of Fire firefighter Derek Walton died after losing control of his bike and striking a light pole
Michael Guitreau had to undergo multiple surgeries after a vehicle pulled in front of him while he was riding his motorcycle
Jon-Marc Chandler was hit by a pickup truck while he was riding his motorcycle
A car crossed the centerline and hit James Derrick Henson Jr.'s motorcycle head-on
Capt. Mark Hardy was critically injured in a motorcycle accident
A vehicle failed to stop at an intersection and drove directly into the path of Howard Alan Schweitzer
The firefighter was taken to a hospital in critical condition but did not survive
Ricardo Castillo was transported to the hospital after his motorcycle struck a signal pole
Police officers applied an emergency tourniquet on Robert Rendon after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck
Firefighter Michael Shorter, 26, died after he and his wife were thrown from his motorcycle
Lucas Morace, 35, was riding his motorcycle when it hit the front driver’s side of a pickup truck over the weekend
Lt. Justin Garrett Smith, 37, died of his injuries when his motorcycle veered off the road and over an embankment
Capt. Tim McCoy, a 30-year veteran, was planning to retire in June 2017
The paramedic was driving home from work when the crash unfolded ahead of him
Chief Karl Malott was moved out of the ICU four days after being involved in a motorcycle crash
The chief was airlifted to a hospital after rear-ending a vehicle and being thrown from his motorcycle
Michigan state representative Peter Pettalia spent time as a volunteer firefighter with the East Grand Lake Fire Department for 15 years
The chief and his wife were injured after their motorcycle struck a deer Sunday night
John Williams Bryan died Friday when he was thrown from his motorcycle
30-year firefighter Dennis Grant died Tuesday after suffering injuries in a motorcycle crash
Adrian Newton was attempting to do a U-turn on his motorcycle when he and a garbage truck collided
Troopers are still investigating the crash; charges are pending against the driver of the pickup truck
Matthew Griffin, 41, was a 20-year medic and a member of an EMS motorcycle club
Jennifer Hanna, 37, was motivated to be a ‘top notch firefighter’ after the January 2015 death of her firefighter husband
Diana Gilboy, 43, was a firefighter for 10 years; colleagues described her as an ambitious woman and knew how to empathize with her patients
The motorcyclist failed to yield to the rig at an intersection; the crash is under investigation
Firefighters wanted to honor Lt. Jordan Howard, who was killed in a police chase last week, by completing a burger-eating challenge in his memory; they said the restaurant turned them away when they wanted to split it
Lt. Jordan Howard, 30, was on his way to work when he was hit head-on by a suspect fleeing the police; he leaves behind his wife and 4-month-old baby