Post by pavel on Mar 20, 2016 2:36:36 GMT -6
A firefighter is accused of driving a fire truck while under the influence and getting into an accident while responding to a fire, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Department.
Phillip W. Gasaway, 34, is a member of the Unity Fellowship Volunteer Fire Department, WTVA reported. Sheriff Jim Johnson said Gasaway was headed to a grass fire around 7:30 p.m. Thursday when he lost control of the fire truck on County Road 811.
Gasaway said he had not been drinking but swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle. His court appearance on the DUI charge is scheduled for April 16.
www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/03/18/mississippi-firefighter-dui/81959514/
Phillip W. Gasaway, 34, is a member of the Unity Fellowship Volunteer Fire Department, WTVA reported. Sheriff Jim Johnson said Gasaway was headed to a grass fire around 7:30 p.m. Thursday when he lost control of the fire truck on County Road 811.
Gasaway said he had not been drinking but swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle. His court appearance on the DUI charge is scheduled for April 16.
www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/03/18/mississippi-firefighter-dui/81959514/