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Man Lost Leg After Being Struck By Pickup Truck
POSTED: 4:23 pm EDT May 31,
2005
CLEVELAND -- After spending more than a month recuperating in a local hospital, a Middleburg Heights police officer is heading home.Officer Ryan Nagy suffered severe injuries in April after he was struck by a pickup truck on the side of Interstate 71, where he had stopped to issue a traffic citation.Nagy, 30, was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center, and had to have his right leg amputated. He has been recovering at Metro ever since, but will be released Wednesday.
Previous Stories:
- April 14, 2005: Officer's Leg Amputated After Accident
- April 13, 2005: Police Officer Remains Critical After I-71 Crash
- April 12, 2005: Officer In Critical Condition After Truck Slams Into Cruiser
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