Charlotte Firefighter Hurt at Crash Scene

May 17, 2006
A piece of wood hit him in the shoulder.

51-year-old Jim Miller was working an accident scene on South Tryon and Moss Streets Tuesday afternoon when a tractor-trailer with a wide load went by. Fire officials say a piece of wood from the big rig hit Miller in the shoulder. Emergency crews first thought a car hit him.

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