Ohio governor orders for flags to be lowered in Wayne County to honor fallen firefighter
Crash investigators said a commercial vehicle struck the rear of the Town and Country fire engine that was on scene to assist at a separate crash scene.
Wigal was also struck and pronounced dead at the scene, while a 37-year-old Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper suffered non-life threatening injuries.Under the governor’s order, the flags will remain lowered to half-staff until sunset on the day of Wigal’s funeral.
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