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Driver Who Hit Phoenix Fire Truck Cited For DUI. Fire Officer Not Secured In Seatbelt Monday, October 26, 2009
The driver of a car that hit a Phoenix fire truck in early August faces drunken driving charges, according to a newly released Phoenix police report.
The crash involved nearly a dozen cars and ejected a career fire captain out of the front cab. Ten people were either treated at the scene or taken to the hospital, Phoenix police officers said.
The engine truck was passing through the intersection at Interstate 17 and Dunlap Avenue when a sedan crashed into the side of the emergency vehicle.
Witnesses said the engine did have its lights and sirens activated.
The report said that while the fire truck failed to slow down at the intersection of Interstate-17 and Dunlap Avenue, blood tests show Jessica Varela, 23, had methamphetamines in her system that she says were from diet pills she got in Mexico. She was also cited for driving on a suspended license and not carrying car insurance. Police said Varela was speeding when she hit the fire truck.
Fire Captain Crystal Rezzonico was thrown from the fire truck. She suffered serious head injuries and is still recovering.
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