'Spitfire' Firefighter Dies of Injuries in VA Engine Crash

Louisa County Firefighter/EMT Mia Ethridge was ejected from the rig in the July crash.

A Virginia firefighter injured in an apparatus crash in July has died.

Louisa County Firefighter/EMT Mia Ethridge, 20, was ejected from the engine she was riding in after it hit a tree. She was wearing a seat belt. 

Fellow firefighters at her volunteer company -- Stafford Volunteer Fire Department -- as well as Louisa County crews were by her side as she remained hospitalized, according to WUSA9.

She had been in the fire service for less than a year. 

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