Troopers say alcohol involved in Vanleer firetruck wreck
DICKSON, Tenn. (AP) – The Tennessee Highway Patrol says alcohol was involved in the wreck of a firetruck that overturned on its way to house fire.
The Tennessean reports that the tanker truck carrying three Vanleer volunteer firefighters missed a turn on Saturday morning and ran off of the road.
Driver David Boutcher told investigators that the air brakes did not work at the time of the crash.
The THP said Boutcher and another of other firefighters had been drinking alcohol before the wreck. Both were suspended and the THP said charges are pending.
The tanker had been on the way to a fire caused by a lightning strike. Another volunteer fire crew was already on the scene, but the house was a total loss.
Vanleer is about 40 miles west of Nashville.
