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  • Sacramento bicyclist killed in semi-truck crash

    Sacramento bicyclist killed in semi-truck crash

    (FOX40.COM) — A bicyclist is dead after a fatal crash with a semi-truck on Monday afternoon, according to the West Sacramento Police Department.

    At around 2:26 p.m., WSPD responded to the area of Industrial Boulevard near Stone Boulevard for a report of a traffic collision involving a bicyclist and a semi-truck. When officers arrived,  they said the West Sacramento Fire Department was tending to the bicyclist. Despite their efforts, the victim, a man in his early twenties, was pronounced dead at the scene.

    Police said the semi-truck driver was cooperative and “there is no indication of the driver being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.”

    Roadways were temporarily closed, but have since reopened.

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  • Fallen West Sacramento firefighter to be honored with procession, memorial service

    Fallen West Sacramento firefighter to be honored with procession, memorial service

    A West Sacramento firefighter who died in the line of duty will be remembered Tuesday through a procession and memorial service. Watch the livestream in the video player below.The West Sacramento Fire Department, family, and loved ones of fire department engineer 59-year-old Timothy Hall are inviting the communities he served to pay their respects.Hall died during a regional training exercise, the city officials said. Hall was not injured during the training exercise, and his death is “more likely health-related,” according to the city.Hall started working with the West Sacramento Fire Department in 2006.Prior to that, Hall’s career in public service began as a volunteer firefighter with the Clarksburg Fire Protection District where he served the community for 41 years — concurrent with his 18 years working for the city of West Sacramento.A procession in Hall’s honor is set to depart from West Sacramento Fire Department Station 45 at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday.It is scheduled to stop at Clarksburg Fire Protection District Station 40 at 10 a.m.The procession is set to arrive at Creekside Church in Elk Grove at 10:45 a.m. and Hall’s memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.The service will also be livestreamed on the West Sacramento Fire Department Facebook page.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

    A West Sacramento firefighter who died in the line of duty will be remembered Tuesday through a procession and memorial service.

    Watch the livestream in the video player below.

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    The West Sacramento Fire Department, family, and loved ones of fire department engineer 59-year-old Timothy Hall are inviting the communities he served to pay their respects.

    Hall died during a regional training exercise, the city officials said. Hall was not injured during the training exercise, and his death is “more likely health-related,” according to the city.

    Hall started working with the West Sacramento Fire Department in 2006.

    Prior to that, Hall’s career in public service began as a volunteer firefighter with the Clarksburg Fire Protection District where he served the community for 41 years — concurrent with his 18 years working for the city of West Sacramento.

    A procession in Hall’s honor is set to depart from West Sacramento Fire Department Station 45 at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday.

    It is scheduled to stop at Clarksburg Fire Protection District Station 40 at 10 a.m.

    The procession is set to arrive at Creekside Church in Elk Grove at 10:45 a.m. and Hall’s memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.

    The service will also be livestreamed on the West Sacramento Fire Department Facebook page.

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