Thanks to FireGeezer.com for his help with this story: SERGEANT SYLVAIN DESMAREST, 49, OF GRANVILLE, FRANCE, perished Friday night when the firetruck he was in was involved in a collsion with a car. Sgt. Desmarest was with two other firefighters were at the scene of a highway accident when the crash happened. They had just arrived and were still in their firetruck when a car slammed into the side of the engine causing two of the FF’s to be ejected.
Sgt. Desmarest was thrown against an embankment were he was pinned by the truck. He died shortly after at the hospital. One of the other firefighters was seriously injured and required surgery. The third FF did not need transport.
