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Crash Claims Life of Elkins Firefighter
By LEAH DEITZ, Staff Writer
(The Inter-Mountain/Suzanne Stewart)
A vehicular accident Tuesday evening near Beverly claimed the life of one of Randolph County’s most enthusiastic firefighters, officials said.
Mike Hart, 33, of Belington, was traveling north on U.S. 219 when a Cogar Enterprises semi-truck traveling south on U.S. 219 swerved left of the center lane and hit Hart’s Toyota pick-up truck, Sgt. G.L. Stalnaker said. The semi-truck was driven by James Flare, 62, of Webster Springs, who lost control of his vehicle as he attempted to stop to avoid striking a vehicle while turning left from the southbound lane.
Hart was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, Stalnaker said. An investigation is still pending.
Hart’s uncle, Phil Hart, said his nephew’s death is devastating to the Hart family as well as the area’s family of emergency services. “Mikey was a role model to firefighters both young and old,” he said today. “He was very intelligent and he knew everything about fire services and standards.
“We are a special family in emergency services and Mikey was well known throughout the community,” Phil Hart said.
Hart worked as a paid firefighter and paramedic in Clarksburg and Bridgeport before taking a position at the Elkins Fire Department in November 2001. He had also been a volunteer at the Belington fire Department since he was 16.
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By LEAH DEITZ, Staff Writer
(The Inter-Mountain/Suzanne Stewart)
A vehicular accident Tuesday evening near Beverly claimed the life of one of Randolph County’s most enthusiastic firefighters, officials said.
Mike Hart, 33, of Belington, was traveling north on U.S. 219 when a Cogar Enterprises semi-truck traveling south on U.S. 219 swerved left of the center lane and hit Hart’s Toyota pick-up truck, Sgt. G.L. Stalnaker said. The semi-truck was driven by James Flare, 62, of Webster Springs, who lost control of his vehicle as he attempted to stop to avoid striking a vehicle while turning left from the southbound lane.
Hart was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, Stalnaker said. An investigation is still pending.
Hart’s uncle, Phil Hart, said his nephew’s death is devastating to the Hart family as well as the area’s family of emergency services. “Mikey was a role model to firefighters both young and old,” he said today. “He was very intelligent and he knew everything about fire services and standards.
“We are a special family in emergency services and Mikey was well known throughout the community,” Phil Hart said.
Hart worked as a paid firefighter and paramedic in Clarksburg and Bridgeport before taking a position at the Elkins Fire Department in November 2001. He had also been a volunteer at the Belington fire Department since he was 16.
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