| Boyert, Gary D. | |
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| Age: | 53 |
| Cause of Death: | Struck By |
| Rank: | Captain |
| Nature of Death: | Trauma |
| Classification: | Career |
| Emergency Duty: | Yes |
| Incident Date: | 11/17/2003 |
| Duty Type: | Responding |
| Incident Time: | 21:50 |
| Activity Type: | Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus |
| Death Date: | 11/17/2003 |
| Fixed Prop. Use: | Street/Road |
| Fire Dept. Info: | Kansas City Kansas Fire Department 815 N 6th St. Kansas City , Kansas 66101 Chief: Tom DeKeyser |
| Final Summary: | Captain Boyert was responding in a fire department sedan to the report of a structure fire. Roads were slick from recent rain. As his vehicle entered a curve, Captain Boyert lost control. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole and a fire hydrant. The vehicle came to rest on its roof. The driver?s door of the car received the majority of the impact damage with the telephone pole. Firefighters responded to the crash scene and provided medical care for Captain Boyert. He was extricated and then transported to the hospital but could not be revived. The preliminary cause of death was listed as positional asphyxiation. The alarm that generated Captain Boyert?s response was a false alarm. Kansas City Fire Department web site ?www.wycokck.org/departments/fire/index.html |
| Memorial Fund Info: | C/o Kansas City Kansas Fire Department, 815 N 6th St., Kansas City, KS 66101
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| NIOSH Report: | http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face200403.html |