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PHOENIX -- A police officer has been taken to the hospital in serious condition Tuesday after a car accident in Mesa that killed one person.

Officer Helen Simmons, a 23-year veteran, was airlifted to Scottsdale Memorial Osborn Hospital suffering from non life-threatening internal injuries.

The accident occurred at 80th and Main streets when the officer's vehicle T-boned a van. The elderly driver of the van was attempting to cross Main and was ejected on impact.

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    wrote...
    I wonder
    January 15, 2013 9:53 am
    I wonder if the van was coming in or out of the Mountain View Funeral Home and Cemetary at that location? The road is divided and you have to cross the west bound lands to get divide before you can get into the east bound lanes when leaving the cemetary.
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    accident
    January 15, 2013 11:52 am
    Its sad that someone died the bad thing is if it was the cops fault they will blame it on the other driver mesa cops have allways gotten away with murder!
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    USCitizen wrote...
    sounds like wrote...
    January 15, 2013 1:40 pm
    would rather blame it on the officer without getting any more facts. The fact you should know is the van crossd in front of the patrol car and then the patrol car was hit from behind by the next car in line. The Van driver was at fault.
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    Too
    January 15, 2013 1:51 pm
    many birthdays for driving proficiency maybe?
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