Name: Crystal Rezzonico
Rank: Captain
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Status: Career
Years of Service: 23
Date of Incident: 08/10/2009
Time of Incident: 1803hrs
Date of Death: 02/18/2017
Fire Department: Phoenix Fire Department
Address: 150 South 12th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034
Fire Department Chief: Kara Kalkbrenner
Incident Description: Captain Rezzonico succumbed to injuries suffered in August of 2009 when the apparatus she was riding while responding to an incident was struck in an intersection by a passenger vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. Rezzonico was ejected from the apparatus upon impact and landed headfirst, suffering a severe traumatic brain injury and broken ankles. Rezzonico was in a coma for nearly two weeks, endured multiple surgeries, and years of rehabilitation prior to her passing.
Incident Location: Interstate 17 and Dunlap Avenue
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