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Name: Tracy O. Sanders
Rank: Fire Chief
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: Pending
Date of Incident: 01/13/2017
Time of Incident: 1300hrs
Date of Death: 01/13/2017
Fire Department: Mount Olive Volunteer Fire Department
Address: 2807 Boiling Springs Road, Ohatchee, AL 36271
Fire Department Chief: Pending
Incident Description: While conducting official fire department business, Chief Sanders was stopped in the department's rescue truck on Alabama Highway 77 preparing to make a left-hand turn when she was struck from the rear by a tractor-trailer. The rescue unit was forced into oncoming traffic where Chief Sanders was struck again and her vehicle was forced off the roadway and into trees lining the east side of the highway. Members from the Mount Olive Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding agencies arrived on scene and began to treat Chief Sanders. She was then transported to Anniston Regional Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries at approximately 1434hrs.
Incident Location: Intersection of Mudd Street and Alabama Highway 77
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