| Hey, In an tragic incident that has many unanswered questions, a U.S. Forest Service Firefighter was hit and killed by a car ...a car that was driven by and overloaded with other Firefighters. The incident happened in California just after 0100 hours on Saturday along Marysville Road about 20 miles north of Nevada City-and appears, at this point, to be a non-line of duty event. According to the cops, another car that was heading east along Marysville Road, stopped after the driver saw a person lying in the westbound roadway. Seeing a 2002 Hyundai Accent driving right into where the person was lying, the other driver started flashing his high-beams. However, the Hyundai - reportedly driven by 26-year-old San Diego resident (and FF) Andrew Gruenberg - kept on going and ran over the pedestrian! Cops says that one of the 6 other passengers in the Hyundai - which is designed to only carry five passengers, including the driver - called 911 to report that they believe they had just run over an animal. The Hyundai then eventually stopped two miles down the road, where just two of its passengers got off and into another car to drive back to the scene of the accident. They soon found that emergency personnel were at the scene, tending to the pedestrian who was hit by the Hyundai. The pedestrian was identified as 32-year-old FF Michael P. Kelley II. He had suffered major blunt-force trauma to his head and torso and was pronounced dead at the scene. The CHP believes that alcohol played a factor in the incident, but no arrests have been made as of Sunday night. NOTE: Gruenberg, Kelley and all six other passengers in the Hyundai are reported to all be Firefighters for the Hotshots crew of the U.S. Forest Service in Yuba County. The investigation into the incident is still ongoing. Our condolences to all affected. RIP. Take Care. Be Careful. Pass It On. BillyG The Secret List 11-18-13/0216 Hrs www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com | 
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