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    Fla. FF Dies in Crash on Way to Work

    Dec. 9, 2009
    DELAND, Fla. --   Colleagues are mourning the loss of a DeLand firefighter/EMT, who was killed Tuesday morning as he rode his motorcycle to work. Police said 30-year-old Gary O'Brien was going west on State Road 44 at Grimm Lane when his motorcycle collided with a pickup. No one else was hurt and so far, no charges have been filed. O'Brian had been with the department three years.   Copyright 2009 by WESH.COM. All rights reserved.

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    DELAND, Fla. --

    Colleagues are mourning the loss of a DeLand firefighter/EMT, who was killed Tuesday morning as he rode his motorcycle to work.

    Police said 30-year-old Gary O'Brien was going west on State Road 44 at Grimm Lane when his motorcycle collided with a pickup.

    No one else was hurt and so far, no charges have been filed.

    O'Brian had been with the department three years.

    Copyright 2009 by WESH.COM. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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