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Family Affair: Father, Son Serve Together At Toms River Fire Department
Helping others runs in the Rice family’s blood.
Matthew Rice, 23, grew up surrounded by it.
His grandmother was an ICU nurse, his grandfather a police officer, and his dad, Dave, 47, is an EMT and firefighter. Matthew himself just graduated with his master’s degree in fire science: Explosion & investigation.
One of the best ways for father and son, Dave and Matthew, to spend time together is volunteering with Toms River Fire Co. No. 2 in the Toms River Fire Department.
“It can be a challenge at times volunteering together,” Dave laughed, “but it’s a lot of fun, a lot of ca…
Troubling Video Shows Trooper Slammed To Ground In Double DUI Crash On I-495
Harrowing video shows the moment a Virginia State Trooper was slammed to the ground in a crash caused by two DUI drivers on I-495.
Trooper C. Aziz is seen speaking to Erica D. Bernard, 43, of Albright, WV, who was stopped in the northbound lanes near Exit 52 in Fairfax County around 3 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, Virginia State Police said.
Moments later, Joanna F. Hatch, 35, of Arlington, pulls up in a Jeep Cherokee and hits a tractor-trailer that had stopped due to the travel lane being closed by the sedan, State Police said.
The impact of that crash caused the Jeep to spin around an…
