Follow Up: Driver who nearly crashed into Decatur fire truck located

  • Source: WAND-TV NBC Channel 17
  • Published: 03/30/2020 06:06 PM

The driver of a pickup truck who nearly hit a fire truck was located by the Decatur Police Department. The Decatur Fire Department shared the news on Facebook hours after the original story aired on WAND-TV Thursday. The department said they have visually checked locations on the road in front of Fire Station 5 to make sure the fire truck can be seen by people traveling south on Greenridge. They say it s clearly visible. DFD said, Engine 5 was coming out of the new fire station located just north of Mound Road. The driver, with sirens and lights on, spotted a pick-up truck just in time to come to a complete stop. The pick-up truck driving at a high rate of speed slammed on its brakes and swerved to get around the fire apparatus.



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