A suspected intoxicated driver struck a Philadelphia firefighter responding to a crash call early Monday, Philadelphia police said.
The firefighter was among a crew at a scene along Osage Avenue, near 47th Street, in West Philadelphia around 1:45 a.m. when a sedan driver struck five parked vehicles, Philadelphia police said.
Firefighters responded to the crash. "During their response, a firefighter attempted to prevent the male driver from fleeing," police spokesperson Officer Tanya Little wrote.
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The 52-year-old driver then drover over a firefighter's foot, police said.
The driver's attempt to flee ended after he crashed into the side of a fire engine, police said.
Both the firefighter and the driver were taken to a nearby hospital where each was being treated in stable condition, police said.
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The driver was being held under suspicion of being intoxicated, police accident investigators said.
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