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451st soldiers train Afghan firefighters to use Jaws of Life
KSFY
Firefighters in Afghanistan received a lesson with the Jaws of Life from South Dakota soldiers earlier this month. 451 st Engineer Detachment firefighters, of Sturgis, collaborated on an exercise on the proper use of vehicle extrication methods with ...

KHOU
2 killed in crash after high-speed chase in Fort Bend County
KHOU
by Timothy Wetzel/ KHOU 11 News KATY, Texas—Two people died and another was injured following a high-speed chase in Fort Bend County early Monday, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office. Deputies spotted a vehicle traveling at a high rate ...

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Police Log: Phone Scam, Sickly Raccoon
Patch.com
The Hopkinton Fire Department responded with the Jaws of Life. The operator was transported to the hospital. 10:10 am: A 911 caller from Lakeshore Drive reported that a motorcycle driver had hit a rock and flipped over. When an officer and an ambulance ...

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Car strikes tree in central Berkeley kills one, injures two
Berkeleyside
The car, a Cadillac with a Compton registration is believed to have been traveling at high speed before its careered into a tree on California. The car was severely mangled and it proved hard to extricate the people inside, according to BPD ...

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Two seriously injured in van rollover near VVS High School
WKTV
The jaws of life were used to extricate one female passenger who was airlifted to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse with serious leg injuries. Police say the six other passengers were taken to area hospitals, but their injuries did not appear to be ...

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TheNewspaper.com
France, Germany, Latvia, Spain, UK: Speed Cameras Under Attack
TheNewspaper.com
A 26-year-old speed camera company employee was behind the wheel of the Daimler Benz camera vehicle when it lost control and plowed through a fence and crashed into a tree. He had to be removed from the photo radar vehicle with the jaws of life.

Variety
Valerie Plame: The real-life spy who loved him
Variety
Brilliant, adrenaline-inducing opening sequence of Roger Moore being chased down a mountain on skis only to escape off a cliff with a Union Jack parachute; gorgeous, sensual Barbara Bach; the weird fascination of Jaws and his steel teeth glinting in ...

17-Year-Old Injured in Wednesday Morning Accident
Patch.com
By Jack Durschlag Firefighters and rescue squad members speak with a 17-year-old youth whose car flipped after police say he was traveling at a "high rate of speed" on Kelly Drive near Baxter Lane in West Orange Wednesday morning.

Rte. 30 crash suspect has criminal history
Brattleboro Reformer
... and at one point passed a vehicle at a high rate of speed. While North was being given a sobriety test, Brattleboro Fire Department had to use the Jaws of Life to get Kenyon's passenger, Joseph W. Chagnon, 64, of Brattleboro, out of the vehicle.

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A Guide to Diving, Surfing and Biking on Three Caribbean Islands
Condé Nast Traveler
Along with tourist-free glimpses of island life, you'll find here a speedy, mainly left-breaking wave. By Kate Maxwell By Nick Onken I have a problem with beaches. It's a fairly recent affliction. I spent childhood Christmases racing my younger brother ...