Volunteer Firefighter Struck and Killed at Accident Scene

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A Daviess County volunteer firefighter was killed and another was arrested after a crash while they were responding to another accident Friday night. Emergency personnel were called out just before 10 p.m. for an accident on Old Highway 50. The victim, 27 year-old Kendall Murphy of Montgomery, was one of three volunteer firefighters who arrived in their personal vehicles and was outside of his vehicle when he was struck. A fourth firefighter, 26 year-old Colby Blake of Cannelburg, was responding to the scene when he struck the pick-up truck of another firefighter. Blake’s truck continued on and struck Murphy’s car and Murphy before he came to a stop. Murphy was pronounced dead at the scene by the Daviess County Coroner from numerous injuries from being struck. Blake was not injured, but further investigation found that he was operating while intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of 0.21 percent. Blake has been charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Causing Death and Reckless Driving. He was taken to the Daviess County Security Center.