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In the Line of Duty
David Lemponen, Austinburg, OH
4/28/2017
Name: David Lemponen Rank: Firefighter Age: 83 Gender: Male Status: Volunteer Years of Service: 60 Date of Incident: 04/27/2017 Time of Incident: 2100hrs Date of Death: 04/28/2017 Fire Department: Austinburg Volunteer Fire Department Address: 2800 State RT 307 E, Austinburg, OH 44010-0391 Fire Department Chief: William Wilms Incident Description: Firefighter David Lemponen was directing traffic on the north side of State Route 307 at the scene of a minor motor vehicle accident when he was struck by another vehicle. Firefighter Lemponen was treated and transported by Medevac to a Cleveland hospital but succumbed to the injuries sustained when struck. Incident Location: State Route 307 near the Chapel Road intersection