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Columbus Firefighter Killed In Traffic Crash

Columbus Division of Fire

Funeral services are pending for the Columbus firefighter killed in a motorcycle crash Tuesday night near downtown. 

Police say Derick Walton lost control at East Long Street and North 11th Street and crashed into a utility pole.  Police say Walton was off-duty when the crash occured. The cause of the crash is under investigation. 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.