Former Edgewood Fire Chief to be buried Tuesday
Wave 3 Monday 14th February, 2011
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Funeral arrangements have been set for Danny Allen, the former Edgewood Fire Chief who was killed last Thursday while working for an environmental company. At the time, he was trying help a co-worker clean up after a crash on Interstate 71 in northern Kentucky. Even though it was a safe zone on the highway, police say a box truck in the fast lane came up on a slow moving pick-up and veered right into the work area, striking Allen. Two other workers were hurt. One of them told Allen's family he tried to push them out of harm's way. Allen retired as the chief of the Edgewood Fire Department in 2000. Most recently, he had been volunteering with the Nichols and Fairdale fire departments. Visitation was Feb. 14 at Schoppenhorst Underwood and Brooks Funeral Ho...
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