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A Dallas firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a car crashed into a parked ladder truck working an accident on Central Expressway early New Year's Day morning.
Dallas Firefighter Injured in Crash
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A dangerous start to the New Year for two emergency crews, hit minutes apart, on U.S. 75 in Dallas Tuesday morning.
First, a suspected drunk driver smashed into a squad car. Minutes later, another driver plowed into a fire truck. In all, three people had to go to the hospital. Another person was arrested.
The series of crashes caused some chaos on Central Expressway.
Investigators say just before 3 a.m., Dallas police found a woman stranded on the side of U.S. 75 after some sort of argument. The officer pulled over and picked her up. Police say seconds later, the squad car had been driving on the shoulder with its emergency lights on, when a suspected drunk driver rammed the cruiser from behind. The 32-year-old driver was arrested. The officer and the woman were not hurt.
About 10 minutes later, Dallas Fire-Rescue had arrived and positioned a ladder truck to safely block the first wreck. Investigators say that's when the driver of a pickup slammed into the side of the fire truck.
Two firefighters went to the hospital, as well as the driver of the pickup truck, according to Dallas police.
Police shutdown all northbound lanes of Central Expressway.
Many drivers re-routed onto the frontage road at Forest Lane. In all of the congestion, another three-car crash happened.
A wrecker hauled off the damaged fire truck. Hazmat crews worked to clean up a fuel spill from the ladder truck and clear debris to reopen U.S. 75.
Investigators are still looking into why the driver of the pickup didn't see the fire truck.
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