A Los Angeles man who was DUI was killed today when he slammed into a stopped/blocking Los Angeles County FD engine company on the 105 Freeway. Delaron Hines’ 2011 Toyota slammed into the back of the engine that had stopped in the third eastbound lane to help put out a vehicle fire. Mr. Hines’ car failed to stop to avoid a collision, crashed, was then was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead at 0339 hours but thankfully no Firefighters were injured.
AND IN EDMONTON, CANADA:
A fiery crash near Valleyview did so much damage to one vehicle that police can’t tell what the vehicle was or how many people were killed when it crashed with an oilfield fire apparatus. The two vehicles struck head-on on Highway 43 around 0700 this morning east of Grande Prairie. The Firefighter driving the five-ton cube van, outfitted with firefighting equipment, survived the crash as he was forced to cut himself out of his seatbelt to get out of the wreck. He was not hurt but due to the severity of the crash and a subsequent fire, police are still unable to confirm the vehicle type and number of occupants connected to that second vehicle.
