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Volunteer CT Firefighter Struck, Killed After Trunk-Or-Treat Event Volunteer CT Firefighter Struck, Killed After Trunk-Or-Treat Event
Volunteer CT Firefighter Struck, Killed After Trunk-Or-Treat Event A 69-year-old volunteer Connecticut firefighter was killed when he was struck while crossing a dark roadway following a Halloween event. The incident took place in New London County at 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 29 on Route 354,  also known as Old Colchester Road, in the town of Salem. Willis Sands, a member of the Gardner Lake Volunteer Fire Company, was walking across the street to his house, said the Connecticut State Police. He was coming from a trunk-or-treat event at the Gardner Lake Volunteer Fire Company where he was a member. The area was dark with no auxiliary lighting and no mark…

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by Kathy Reakes