MILWAUKEE — A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated following a crash that injured him and a passenger and totaled a Milwaukee Fire Department engine.
The crash happened around 2 a.m. Wednesday near 13th and Layton. According to Milwaukee police, the driver lost control and veered into oncoming traffic, colliding with the fire engine, which then caught fire.
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The 24-year-old driver had to be extricated from the vehicle and was transported to a hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. His passenger also was transported to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
One firefighter sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.
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