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In the Line of Duty
Spencer J. Chauvin, LaPlace, LA
8/28/2016
Name: Spencer J. Chauvin Rank: District Fire Chief Age: 36 Gender: Male Status: Career Years of Service: 21 Date of Incident: 08/28/2016 Time of Incident: 0730hrs Date of Death: 08/28/2016 Fire Department: St. John the Baptist Parish Office of Fire Services Address: 1801 W. Airline HWY, LaPlace, LA 70068 Fire Department Chief: Cain Dufrene Incident Description: Description: While working at the scene of a single vehicle accident on Westbound Interstate 10, District Fire Chief Spencer J. Chauvin was struck and killed by a charter bus that crashed into the accident scene. A passenger in a vehicle at the scene was also killed and many others were injured including two firefighters who received non-life threatening injuries in the incident. Incident Location: Westbound lanes of Interstate 10 near mile marker 203