Mason City Police have charged a woman with running over a fire hose and striking an ambulance at the scene of a house fire Sunday afternoon in Mason City.
Cindy Hartema, 48, Mason City, was charged with no driver’s license, failure to have proof of insurance, following too close to a fire truck, driving over a fire hose and striking fixtures upon a roadway or highway.
According to Mason City Police Sgt. Steve Klemas, Mason City fire and police had secured the scene at 818 S. Virginia Ave. shortly before 4 p.m. when Hartema drove her Dodge Neon over a fire hose and struck a Mason City Fire Department Ambulance. The vehicle and the hose were damaged.
No fire or police personnel were hurt as a result of the incident.
According to a press release, an investigation indicated that Hartema was not impaired while operating her vehicle.
She was arrested and taken into custody and transported to the Cerro Gordo County Jail.
Hartema posted bond at the jail and was released.
The Mason City Police Department is continuing to investigate the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 641 421-3636.
