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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Delmarva Daily Times: On-duty medic dies in Bloxom Virginia firetruck crash


Delmarva Daily Times

On-duty medic dies in Bloxom Virginia firetruck crash

Bloxom fire engine crashes into trees while headed to accident


BLOXOM -- A single-vehicle crash involving a Bloxom firetruck Monday morning fatally injured a volunteer firefighter.

David R. Chew Jr., 30, of Parksley, who worked as a medic with the Northampton County Department of Emergency Medical Services, died in the crash.

The accident occurred on Nelsonia Road, about a half-mile west of Route 13. The firefighters were responding to an accident on Route 13 in Gargatha.

The accident was reported at about 11:31 a.m. An investigation revealed that Chew, a passenger in the firetruck, was ejected, said Virginia State Police spokeswoman Michelle Anaya.

"Mr. Chew was not wearing his safety belt at the time of the accident and died on impact," Anaya said in a statement…

Chew, a United Methodist minister, served as chaplain of the Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company and was a rescue lieutenant and a member of the company's board of directors…
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