MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A driver who hit a fire truck and killed a Memphis firefighter while intoxicated in 2022 will be sentenced to 12 years in a plea deal announced by the district attorney’s office.
Maurice Yarbrough was allegedly intoxicated on Aug. 10, 2022, when he ran a red light and struck a fire truck at Crump and Danny Thomas.
The crash killed 32-year fire department veteran David Pleasant and injured three others.
Driver charged in crash that killed Memphis firefighter, injured 3 others
Police said Yarbrough was speeding when he ran a light and hit the driver’s side of the ladder truck, causing it to overturn…