Broken car parts and shattered glass are all that remain near 13th and Layton after a 24-year-old driver suspected of operating while intoxicated collided with a Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD) engine early Wednesday morning.
The Milwaukee Police Department said the driver lost control, veered into oncoming traffic, and hit the engine, causing it to catch fire. The driver was arrested for suspected OWI and taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. A passenger in the vehicle was also injured.
Watch: Neighbor and fire official react after a suspected OWI driver totals fire engine
Neighbor and fire official react after a suspected OWI driver totals fire engine
MFD Assistant Chief Joshua Parish told me his firefighters were not hurt in the crash and immediately rushed to help the people in the other car.
“No surprise that our people’s first instinct was oh my god are they hurt,” Parish said.
Parish said the fire engine is likely a total loss. The department already has an aging fleet, and incidents like this add more pressure to their operations…